Marbled Minor

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Oligia strigilis

Marbled Minor, a reference photo
Photo: Olei · CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)

The marbled minor (Oligia strigilis) 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 distributed throughout Europe, east through the Palearctic to central Asia and the Altai Mountains. It rises to heights of over 1500 meters in the Alps.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Marbled Minor being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Oligia
Species
Oligia strigilis

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