Agrotis ipsilon

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Overview

Extinct

Common Names

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 2,595 meters (0 to 8,514 feet).[2]

Biome: Terrestrial

Taxonomy

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

• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) ENG url p. 48, p. 9, p. 91.
• Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- ENG url p. 259, p. 260, p. 282, p. 284, p. 650, p. 651, p. 676, p. 698.
• Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- ENG url p. 154, p. 78.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
• Opler, Paul A., Kelly Lotts, and Thomas Naberhaus, coordinators. 2009. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ (Version of April 17, 2009).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois Natural History Survey
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Lepidoptera Observations by Donald Hobern
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Moth Nights
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Lepidoptera Observations from New Zealand by Donald Hobern
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2603508
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-248105.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14379459
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 117352
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEYKL230
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1620

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Mean = 772.040 meters (2,532.940 feet), Standard Deviation = 984.010 based on 1,589 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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