Agrotis longidentifera

Agrotis longidentifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Agrotis
Species:	A. longidentifera
Binomial name
	Agrotis longidentifera; (Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms
	Euxoa longidentiferaHampson, 1903 ; Agrotis microtica(Hampson, 1908) ; Euxoa microticaHampson, 1908 ; Agrotis ranavaloViette, 1958 ;

Last updated October 15, 2022

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.

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References

↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 11, 2017.

External links

Kopij, Grzegorz (2006). "Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 49B (1–2): 137–180. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
Kemal, Muhabbet & Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera (PDF). Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. Vol. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 11, 2017.

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