Biology:Agrotis longidentifera

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Short description: Species of moth

Agrotis longidentifera
Agrostis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)-male.jpg
Euxoa longidentifera.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. longidentifera
Binomial name
Agrotis longidentifera
(Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Hampson, 1908 Hampson, 1903
  • Viette, 1958 Agrotis microtica
  • Euxoa longidentifera (Hampson, 1908)
  • Euxoa microtica Agrotis ranavalo

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

  1. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q4694352 entry