Agrotis fatidica

• Description
• Taxonomy
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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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Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Agrotis fatidica /i> (Hübner, 1824)

Notes

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

Similar Species

Members of the genus Agrotis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 828 species and subspecies 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. 43.
• Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum [etc.] GER url p. 410.
• Annals and magazine of natural history: including zoology, botany and geology London. url p. 347.
• Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 53.
• Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana. Genova: Fratelli Pagano - Tipografi Editori, 1869- ITA url p. 331, p. 336.
• Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. Paris: La Société, 1896- FRE url p. 84.
• Bulletin des se?ances et bulletin bibliographique de la Socie?te? entomologique de France. [Paris]: Socie?te? entomologique de France, 1889-1891. FRE url p. 98.
• Entomologische Rundschau. Stuttgart: A. Kernen, 1909- GER url p. 32.
• Entomologische Zeitung. [Stettin: Entomologischer Verein zu Stettin, 1840-1911]. GER url p. 193.
• Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Wien: K.-K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei in Commission bei C. Gerold's Sohn, 1872- GER url p. 129.

Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2965666
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-248027.0
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1650935

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]

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