Biology:Agrotis longidentifera
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. longidentifera
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| Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)
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Agrotis longidentifera, the brown cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in eastern and southern Africa and several islands in the Indian Ocean.[1]
The adults have a wing length of about 16 mm and the males have largely bipectinate (like a comb on both sides) antennas.
The larvae can cause extensive damage to germinating Zea mays (maize or corn) plants.
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/01AGRDEN. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
External links
- Kopij, Grzegorz (2006). "Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 49B (1-2): 137–180. http://www.isez.pan.krakow.pl/journals/azc_i/pdf/49B(1-2)/11.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- Kemal, Muhabbet; Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera. Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. 2. http://www.metafro.be/Members/Cesa/Cesapublafri2.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4694352 entry
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