Biology:Agrotis lata
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Short description: Species of moth
| Agrotis lata | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz' Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. lata
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis lata Treitschke, [1835]
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Agrotis lata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1835. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia,[1] Portugal and Spain , as well as on Sardinia, Sicily and Malta.[2] It has also been recorded from Turkey and possibly Syria and Israel.
The wingspan is 36–44 mm. Adults are on wing in October and November.[3]
Description from Seitz
Forewing pale ochreous, the veins and costal streak greyish white. The ab. lata Tr. (5a) is darker, greyer without the brown tinge [than crassa Hbn. (= huguenini Ruhl)]. [4]
References
- ↑ "Agrotis lata, Treitschke, 1835". http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/NOCTUIIDAE/NOCTUINAE/agrotis%20lata.htm.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Noctuidae.de
- ↑ Seitz A., 1914 Gross-Schmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes. Band 3: Die eulenartigen Nachtfalter. - 1-511 S., Taf.1-75, Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- "Agrotis lata (Treitschke, 1835)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q13255770 entry
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