Agarista (moth)

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Agarista
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Agarista
Leach, 1814

Agarista is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by William Elford Leach in 1814.. [1] [2] [3]

Species

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agarista". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 22, 2019). "Agarista Leach, 1814". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Agarista Leach, 1814". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved November 17, 2020.