Agrotis puta

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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 in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 45 meters (148 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Agrotis puta /i> (Hübner, 1803)

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. 43.
• Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid: La Sociedad, ENG url p. 173, p. 310.
• Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Paris: La Société, FRE url p. 1066.
• Annals and magazine of natural history: including zoology, botany and geology London. url p. 441.
• Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 427.
• Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana. Genova: Fratelli Pagano - Tipografi Editori, 1869- ITA url p. 133, p. 325.
• Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Normandie. Lons-le-Saunier [etc.]The Society. FRE url p. 285.
• 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. 118.
• Entomologische Zeitung. [Stettin: Entomologischer Verein zu Stettin, 1840-1911]. GER url p. 39.
• Essex naturalist: being the journal of the Essex Field Club. Buckhurst Hill, Essex, The Club. ENG url p. 128.
• Hardwicke's science-gossip: an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1866- ENG url p. 232.
• Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères ou papillons de France; décrits par M. Godart Peints par M. C. Vauthier. Paris: Crevot, 1821-38. FRE url p. 243.
• List of Yorkshire Lepidoptera. [By] George T. Porritt London, A. Brown & Sons, ltd., 1904. ENG url p. 79.
• 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.
• Memoires de l'Academie des Sciences, Agriculture, Arts et Belles-Lettres (Aix) url p. 600.
• Societas entomologica. Stuttgart [etc.]A. Kernan [etc.], 1886-1930. GER url p. 120, p. 128, p. 134.
• The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] ENG url p. 11, p. 12, p. 175, p. 180, p. 197, p. 210, p. 22, p. 226, p. 303, p. 93, p. 97.
• The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. [s.l., s.n.] ENG url p. 13, p. 130, p. 158, p. 16, p. 160, p. 164, p. 167, p. 183, p. 185, p. 190, p. 196, p. 204, p. 235, p. 235, p. 253, p. 257, p. 272, p. 283, p. 285, p. 300, p. 305, p. 341, p. 41, p. 41, p. 51, p. 91, p. 96.
• The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- ENG url p. 105, p. 109, p. 12, p. 123, p. 134, p. 135, p. 145, p. 146, p. 188, p. 214, p. 239, p. 25, p. 268, p. 269, p. 27, p. 275, p. 276, p. 296, p. 408, p. 65, p. 66, p. 7, p. 94.
• The Journal of microscopy and natural science. [London: W. P. Collins, 1884- ENG url p. 20, p. 33.
• Transactions / Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club. Watford [etc.]: The Club, 1879- ENG url p. 188, p. 239, p. 76.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 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

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2976407
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-248263.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13534717
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 631081

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Standard Deviation = 90.720 based on 987 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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