Biology:Agrotis endogaea

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Short description: Species of moth

Agrotis endogaea
Euxoa endogaea.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. endogaea
Binomial name
Agrotis endogaea
Boisduval, [1837]
Synonyms
  • Euxoa endogaea
  • Staudinger, 1870 Agrotis arenicola

Agrotis endogaea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Greece, Corsica, Sardinia, Tunisia and the Canary Islands. It was recently recorded from Sicily.

Larvae have been recorded on Genista and Melandrium species.

Subspecies

  • Agrotis endogaea endogaea Dumont, 1903 (Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily)
  • Agrotis endogaea graeca Fibiger, 1997 (Greece (Serrai))
  • Agrotis endogaea punica Pinker, 1980 (Tunisia, Canary Islands)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4694332 entry