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Euxoa cos is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East.

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Euxoa cos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Euxoa
Species:	E. cos
Binomial name
Euxoa cos (Hübner, [1824])
Synonyms
Noctua cos Hübner, [1824] Agrotis cos var. tephra Boisduval, 1840 Agrotis cos var. vacillans Herrich-Schäffer, [1851] Agrotis nagyagensis Freyer, 1845 Agrotis cycladum Staudinger, 1870 Agrotis aphe Mabille, 1885

Adults are on wing in September to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed partly subterraneous on various herbaceous plants.

Subspecies

• Euxoa cos cos
• Euxoa cos crimaea

External links

• Noctuinae of Israel

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