Oligia dubia
Oligia cf. dubia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Oligia
Species:	O. dubia
Binomial name
Oligia dubia (Heydemann, 1942)
Synonyms[1]
Procus dubia Heydemann, 1942

Oligia dubia is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae.^[2]

The name of the species derives from the Latin dubia, meaning doubtful, because of the then uncertain taxonomic status of the species.^[3]

This rare species is present in Austria, Hungary, Northern Italy, Croatia, Slovakia and Switzerland.^[4][1]

These moths live in grasslands surrounded by mixed deciduous forest and in xerothermic rocky escarpment on limestone at an altitude of about 800–900 m.^[5][6]

Oligia dubia has a wingspan of 22–24 mm.^[3] These moths have quite variable dark brown forewings, with a clearer marginal area.

This species is similar to Oligia latruncula, Oligia strigilis and Oligia versicolor and specific identification usually requires close study of the genitalia.^[6]

Adults fly from June to August. Caterpillars can be found in grasses until May. This species overwinters as a larva.^[3][7]

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