Agrotis vancouverensis

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Agrotis vancouverensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. vancouverensis
Binomial name
Agrotis vancouverensis
Grote, 1873
Synonyms
  • Agrotis agilis
  • Agrotis hortulana
  • Agrotis aeneipennisGrote, 1876
  • Agrotis athaStrecker, 1898

Agrotis vancouverensis (Vancouver dart) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America and is common west of the Cascade Mountains.

The length of the forewings is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing in late spring and early summer. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various herbs.

Subspecies


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