Elaphria agrotina (Agrotina Midget Moth)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Agrotina Midget Moth, Elaphria agrotina

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 1,465 meters (0 to 4,806 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea ()
        Family: Noctuidae () - � - Owlet Moths
        Subfamily: Hadeninae ()
        Genus: Elaphria ()
        Specific name: agrotina - (Guenée, 1852)
        Scientific name: - Elaphria agrotina (Guenée, 1852)

Notes

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

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Elaphria

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 163 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

E. acaste · E. aduncula · E. agrotina (Agrotina Midget Moth) · E. agyra · E. alapallida (Pale-Winged Midget Moth) · E. albicostata · E. albiviata · E. albovariegata · E. algama · E. andersoni · E. antica · E. aphronistes · E. apicalis · E. arna · E. arnoides · E. atrisecta · E. atrisigna · E. atristrigata · E. barbarossa · E. basistigma · E. bastula · E. bertha · E. bogotana · E. cadema · E. callopistrica · E. castrensis · E. castronis · E. cenicienta · E. cephalica · E. chalcedonia (Chalcedony Midget) · E. chionopis · E. chlorozona · E. clara · E. cohaerens · E. commacosta · E. concisa · E. conjugata · E. convexa · E. cornutinis (Elaphria Cornutinis) · E. costagna · E. costipuncta · E. cuprescens · E. darpa · E. delenifica · E. deliriosa · E. deliriosella · E. deliriosula · E. deltoides (Deltoides Midget Moth) · E. detrecta · E. devara · E. discisigma · E. ditrigona · E. editha · E. encantada · E. ensina (Elaphria Ensina) · E. exesa (Exesa Midget Moth) · E. expuncta · E. festivoides (Festive Midget Moth) · E. fissistigma · E. flaviorbis · E. floridana · E. fuscimacula (Elaphria Fuscimacula) · E. georgei (Elaphria Georgei) · E. goyensis · E. grata (Grateful Midget Moth) · E. guttula · E. haemassa · E. harudes · E. hemileuca · E. hemipolia · E. hybnerana · E. hypophaea · E. hyposcota · E. insipida · E. interstriata · E. ipsidomo · E. irresoluta · E. isse · E. ixion · E. jalapensis · E. jonea · E. langia · E. lentilinea · E. leucomela · E. leucostigma · E. ligata · E. lithodia · E. lithotela · E. malaca · E. marmorata · E. mastera · E. medioclara · E. melanodonta · E. mesoleuca · E. mesomela · E. micromma · E. miochroa · E. monyma · E. mutata · E. nephrosticta

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Notes

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Contributors

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

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2603973
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-265446.0
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1666991

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
Mean = 387.370 meters (1,270.899 feet), Standard Deviation = 343.710 based on 185 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]