Biology:Agrotis simplonia

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Short description: Species of moth

Agrotis simplonia
Agrotis simplonia.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. simplonia
Binomial name
Agrotis simplonia
(Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis coralita Agrotis nigrescens
  • Noctua simplonia
  • Agrotis suffusa Euxoa simplonia
  • Scotia simplonia
  • Agrotis obsolescens

Agrotis simplonia is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Alps, Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Mountains and the Apennine Mountains on heights between 1,200 and 3,000 meters.

The wingspan is 32–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Taxonomy

The Spanish population was described as a separate species Agrotis coralita by Hospital in 1948. This is now considered a synonym.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q397542 entry