Agrotis venustula

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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 1,840 meters (0 to 6,037 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

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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Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 07, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 07, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6957940
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16621908
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2543850

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Mean = 442.180 meters (1,450.722 feet), Standard Deviation = 290.770 based on 805 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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