Mesogona acetosellae
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Xyleninae
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M. acetosellae
Binomial name
Mesogona acetosellae
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Noctua acetosellae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Mesogona eremicola Staudinger, 1871
  • Mesogona segoviensis Calle, 1982
  • Mesogona rufescens Schuring, 1918
  • Mesogona acetosellae f. vorbrodti Wehrli, 1917
  • Mamestra acetosellae f. conspersa Dannehl, 1926
  • Mesogona acetosellae var. grisea Dannehl, 1929

The Pale Stigma (Mesogona acetosellae) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in central and southern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and from western Siberia to the Altai.

The wingspan is 40-44 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Quercus, Crataegus and Populus species.

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