Agrotis cinerea

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Description

Family Noctuidae

'The Noctuids are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, this family is the largest in the Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species. About 2,900 of these are found in North America, and there is wide variation in appearance and behavior. Most moths are gray to brown in color and have line or spots on their wings. Some species are brightly colored . They are small to large in size, and most species are medium-sized with wingspans 2 - 4.5 cm. When at rest, adults of most species hold their wings above their bodies like a roof. Noctuids are typically nocturnal , though some species are diurnal . Most larvae feed on plant foliage , dead leaves, lichens, and fungi; many are serious forest pests. Some species are leaf miners, others are stem- or leaf-borers, and still others feed at night on plant shoots. Noctuid moths pupate in cells in soil, in plant cavities, or in silk cocoons .

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Agrotis cinerea /i> (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Agrotis

There are approximately 828 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

A. acclivis · A. achromatica · A. admirationis · A. adolfi · A. aeneipennis (Agrotis Aeneipennis) · A. afflouensis · A. agenjoi · A. agilis · A. aimonis · A. albalis · A. albescens · A. albicans · A. albicosta · A. albidior · A. albinasus · A. albipalpis · A. albipennis · A. albiptera · A. albonitens · A. albovenosa · A. albula · A. alexandriensis · A. alexandrlensis · A. algerina · A. alluaudi · A. alpigena · A. alpina · A. amartia · A. amasina · A. americana · A. amphora · A. amurensis · A. ancastiensis · A. anderssoni · A. andina · A. andinicola · A. andreasi · A. aneituma · A. angustipennis · A. annexa (Agrotis Annexa) · A. anteposita · A. anthracitica · A. apicalis (Agrotis Apicalis) · A. apposita · A. aragonensis · A. aratrix · A. araucaria · A. arenarius (Agrotis Arenarius) · A. arenicola · A. arenivolans · A. arenosa · A. arens · A. argentina · A. argyrii · A. arida · A. aristifera · A. asandjurae · A. aspersula · A. asticta · A. atha · A. atlanta · A. atomaris · A. atra · A. atrata · A. atricentrica · A. atridiscata · A. atrifascia · A. atrifrons · A. atristrigata · A. atrux · A. attentus · A. augur · A. aulacias · A. aureolum · A. aurulenta · A. austalea · A. australis · A. auxiliaris · A. aversa · A. backstromi · A. badinodis · A. balanitis · A. balearica · A. baleense · A. baliopa · A. barthoi · A. basalis · A. basidistincta · A. basigramma · A. basilinea · A. basinotata · A. baueri · A. beata · A. benefida · A. biclavis · A. biconica · A. bifasciata · A. bifurca · A. bigramma · A. bilineata

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Further Reading

• A descriptive catalogue of the Dobree collection of European Noctuae / compiled by Horace B. Browne. Hull, England; A. Browne & Sons, 1909. ENG url p. 47.
• Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum [etc.] GER url p. 324.
• Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Paris: La Société, FRE url p. 142.
• Annals and magazine of natural history: including zoology, botany and geology London. url p. 69.
• Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 174.
• Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin: Berliner Entomologischer Verein, 1857-1913. GER url p. 70.
• Bibliographia zoologica. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1896-1934. MUL url p. 338, p. 53.
• British entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing coloured figures from nature of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances By John Curtis. London, Printed for the author, 1823-40. ENG url p. 1, p. 12, p. 57, p. 95.
• Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900. Compiled by the Royal Society of London. London, C.J. Clay and Sons, 1867-1902 [etc.] Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1914-25. ENG url p. 796.
• Die Nahrpflanzen der in Europa lebenden Raupen der Grossschmetterlinge und ihre Bewohner / systematisch geordnet von Fr. Meyer. Frankfurt am Main: Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1919. GER url p. 114.
• Die Pflanzen und Raupen Deutschlands: Versuch einer lepidopterologischen Botanik / von O. Wilde. Berlin: E.S. Mittler, 1860-1861. GER url p. 121.
• Die Pflanzenfeinde aus der Klasse der Insekten. Ein nach Pflanzenfamilien geordnetes Handbuch sämmtlicher auf den einheimischen Pflanzen bisher beobachteten Insekten zum Gebrauch für Entomologen, Insektensammler, Botaniker, Land- und Forstwirthe un von J. Stuttgart, J. Hoffmann, 1874. GER url p. 516.
• List of the specimens of the British animals in the collection of the British museum. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1845-55. ENG url p. 68, p. 68.
• Naturhistorisk tidsskrift. Kjobenhavn. url p. ii.
• Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne / udgives af den Physiographiske forening i Christiania. Christiania [Oslo]: Johan Dahl, 1836-1934. NOR url p. 113.
• Polskie pismo entomologiczne = Polish journal of entomology = Bulletin entomologique de Pologne Warszawa [etc.]Panstwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. ENG url p. 96.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. [Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia] ENG url p. 203.
• Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Wien: K.-K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei in Kommission bei A. Hölder, GER url p. 784.
• The Entomologist's annual. London: John Van Voorst, 1855-1874. ENG url p. 3.
• The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] ENG url p. 112, p. 158, p. 162, p. 162, p. 210, p. 23, p. 256, p. 264, p. 272, p. 277, p. 305, p. 40, p. 46, p. 47, p. 50, p. 89, p. 9.
• The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. [s.l., s.n.] ENG url p. 133, p. 137, p. 154, p. 164, p. 165, p. 167, p. 197, p. 204, p. 231, p. 303, p. 307, p. 308, p. 313, p. 339, p. 41, p. 46.
• The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- ENG url p. 116, p. 205, p. 206, p. 22, p. 258, p. 262, p. 269, p. 271, p. 299, p. 310, p. 358, p. 42, p. 422, p. 63, p. 71.
• The Irish naturalist. Dublin: Eason & Son, Ltd., 1892- ENG url p. 202, p. 43, p. 56.
• Transactions / Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club. Watford [etc.]: The Club, 1879- ENG url p. 188.

Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 9 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Moth Nights
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2961893
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-247867.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13534717
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1650782

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Mean = 599.310 meters (1,966.240 feet), Standard Deviation = 724.310 based on 2,320 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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