Biology:Agrotis daedalus

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Short description: Species of moth

Agrotis daedalus
Porosagrotis daedalus.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. daedalus
Binomial name
Agrotis daedalus
Smith, 1890
Synonyms
  • Porosagrotis daedalus

Agrotis daedalus is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the Great Plains, from west Texas , New Mexico and Arizona west to northern Nevada north to southern Alberta and south central Saskatchewan.

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing in early spring. There is one generation per year.

Wikidata ☰ Q4694329 entry