Agrotis puta
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Shuttle-shaped dart | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Agrotis |
Species: | A. puta
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Binomial name | |
Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803)
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Synonyms | |
(preocc.)
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Agrotis puta, the shuttle-shaped dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is common in the western part of Europe, but is also found in southern and central Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East.
The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October.
The larvae feed on various low growing plants.
Subspecies
- Agrotis puta puta
- Agrotis puta insula (Isles of Scilly)
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agrotis puta.
- Kimber, Ian. "73.325 BF2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta (Hübner, [1803])". UKMoths. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- Lepiforum e.V.
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