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Xestia wockei
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Scientific classification
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Xestia
Species:
X. wockei
Binomial name
Xestia wockei
(Möschler, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis wockei Möschler, 1862
  • Pachnobia wockei
  • Agrotis voccei Hampson, 1903
  • Agrotis aldani Herz, 1903

Xestia wockei is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from Siberia and northern North America, including Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.

Subspecies

  • Xestia wockei wockei
  • Xestia wockei troubridgei Lafontaine, 1998
  • Xestia wockei aldani (Herz, 1903)
  • Xestia wockei tundrana (A.Bang-Haas, 1912) (South Siberian Mountains, Central Yakutian Lowland and the mountains of north-eastern Siberia)

Xestia scropulana was generally included in X. wockei, but more recent authors usually treat it as distinct species.

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