Setaceous Hebrew character: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the setaceous Hebrew character lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Xestia c-nigrum
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Diet (main food)	tomato
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the setaceous Hebrew character live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the setaceous Hebrew character in 23 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a setaceous Hebrew character eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the setaceous Hebrew character as: tomato.

What kind of animal is the setaceous Hebrew character?

The setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Xestia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the setaceous Hebrew character

The setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. It is a common species throughout Europe and North Asia and Central Asia, South Asia, China, Japan and Korea. It is also found in North America, from coast to coast across Canada and the northern United States to western Alaska. It occurs in the Rocky Mountains from Montana to southern Arizona and New Mexico. In the east, it ranges from Maine to North Carolina. It has recently been recorded in Tennessee.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Setaceous Hebrew character (revision 1358609425), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2094340 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).