Polymixis xanthomista

Polymixis xanthomista, the black-banded polymixis, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It is found in western Europe, southern Europe and east to Romania, Hungary and Slovenia and also in North Africa. In the Alps it can be found at up to 2000 metres above sea level.

Polymixis xanthomista
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Polymixis
Species:
P. xanthomista
Binomial name
Polymixis xanthomista
(Hübner, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Noctua xanthomista Hübner, [1819]
  • Polia nigrocincta Treitschke, 1825
  • Polia nigrocincta var. nivescens Staudinger, 1861
  • Polia xanthomista r. nivea Dannehl, 1929
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