Agrotis
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. A number of the species of this genus are extinct.
Many of the species are of great importance as cutworm
Cutworm
Cutworms are not worms, biologically speaking, but caterpillars; they are moth larvae that hide under litter or soil during the day, coming out in the dark to feed on plants...
s, major agricutural pests whose larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e hide by day and emerge at night to feed. The name cutworm refers to the habit of the larvae, of cutting down and partly eating garden and crop plants, especially seedlings. Not all cutworms are in the genus Agrotis, though it may well be the genus that includes the largest number of cutworm species, and the most agriculturally important cutworm species.
The Bogong moth
Bogong moth
The Bogong moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth notable for appearing in large numbers around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring as it migrates to the High Plains. The moth's name 'Bogong' is the same as the mountain ranges on the High...
, itself a cutworm, also has been of importance as a seasonal food for humans, valued by indigenous Australians.
Species
- Agrotis alexandriensisAgrotis alexandriensisAgrotis alexandriensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the coastal dunes and saline deserts along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea from Tunisia to Egypt. It was also recorded from the sand dunes of the Southern Coastal Plain in Israel....
Baker, 1894 - Agrotis alpestris Boisduval, 1837
- Agrotis alticafferAgrotis alticafferAgrotis alticaffer is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Lesotho.-External links:*...
Krüger, 2005 - Agrotis antica Crabo & Lafontaine, 2004
- Agrotis apicalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
- Agrotis amphoraAgrotis amphoraAgrotis amphora is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Kashmir....
Hampson, 1903 - Agrotis andinaAgrotis andinaAgrotis andina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Maule Region and Biobío Region of Chile as well as the Tucumán Province of Argentina.The wingspan is 33-36 mm. Adults are on wing from September to April.-External links:*...
(Köhler, 1945) - Agrotis araucariaAgrotis araucariaAgrotis araucaria is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Concepción region of Chile as well as the Neuquén Province of Argentina.The wingspan is 40-44 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December.-External links:*...
(Hampson, 1903) - Agrotis arenariusAgrotis arenariusAgrotis arenarius is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Sable Island, Nova Scotia.Some biologists think it survived on the Sable Island Bank during the Ice Age. However, there is geological evidence that the Sable Island Bank was flooded after the glaciers melted...
Neil, 1983 - Agrotis arenivolansAgrotis arenivolansAgrotis arenivolans is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Maui, East Maui and Hawaii.-External links:*...
Butler, 1879 - Agrotis atrux Pinker, 1971
- Agrotis aulaciasAgrotis aulaciasAgrotis aulacias is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Maui.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis baliopaAgrotis baliopaAgrotis baliopa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Maui, East Maui and Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis bilituraAgrotis bilituraThe Potato Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Tarapacá Region to the Magallanes Region and the Juan Fernández Islands in Chile, Argentina, Huanuco in Peru and Uruguay.The wingspan is 30-43 mm...
Guenée, 1852 - Agrotis boeticaAgrotis boeticaAgrotis boetica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in all eremic parts of North Africa and southern Spain, east to Israel.Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year....
(Boisduval, 1837) - Agrotis bosqui (Köhler, 1945)
- Agrotis brachystriaAgrotis brachystriaAgrotis brachystria is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Argentina and Rio Grande do Sul in Brasil.-External links:*...
(Hampson 1903) - Agrotis brachypectenAgrotis brachypectenAgrotis brachypecten is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Middle East, including Oman and Yemen....
Hampson, 1899 - Agrotis bryaniAgrotis bryaniAgrotis bryani is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Nihoa.-External links:*...
Swezey, 1926 - Agrotis buchholzi Barnes & Benjamin, 1929 (syn: Agrotis carolina Schweitzer & McCabe, 2004)
- Agrotis cafferAgrotis cafferAgrotis caffer is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Lesotho and South Africa.-External links:* *...
(Hampson, 1903) - Agrotis canities (Grote, 1902)
- Agrotis ceramophaeaAgrotis ceramophaeaAgrotis ceramophaea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Kauai and Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis characteristicaAgrotis characteristicaAgrotis characteristica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Ukraine, the southern Urals, western Siberia, the Altai mountains, the Sayan Mountains, Transbaikal, Mongolia, northern China and the Korean Peninsula....
Alphéraky, 1892 - Agrotis charmocritaAgrotis charmocritaAgrotis charmocrita is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Kauai and Molokai.-External links:*...
(Meyrick, 1928) - Agrotis chretieniAgrotis chretieniAgrotis chretieni is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in France and on the Iberian Peninsula.Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation.Recorded foodplants include Quercus, Populus alba and Ulex.-External links:**...
Dumont, 1903 - Agrotis cinereaAgrotis cinereaThe Light Feathered Rustic is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, Northern Turkey, the Caucasus, Western Turkmenia and Central Asia.The wingspan is 33–40 mm...
– Light Feathered Rustic Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 - Agrotis clavis – Heart and ClubHeart and ClubThe Heart and Club is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The common name of this species refers to the supposed shapes of the bold dark stigmata on the usually pale forewings. In this species all the stigmata have a rounded shape, contrasting with the elongated...
Hufnagel, 1766 - Agrotis coquimbensisAgrotis coquimbensisAgrotis coquimbensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.The wingspan is about 34 mm.-External links:*...
(Hampson, 1903) - Agrotis crassa Hübner, 1803
- †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis cremataAgrotis cremataThe Maui Agrotis Noctuid Moth was a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now an extinct species.It was endemic to Maui, Hawaii, United States.-Source:* *...
– Maui Agrotis Noctuid Moth Butler, 1880 - †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis crinigera – Poko Noctuid MothPoko Noctuid MothThe Poko Noctuid Moth was a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now an extinct species.It was endemic to Maui, Hawaii and Oahu islands, Hawaii, United States. It was said to be sometimes very abundant in the 19th century, occurring in thousands and mostly found close to the sea-level...
, Larger Hawaiian Cutworm Butler, 1881 - Agrotis cursoriodesAgrotis cursoriodesAgrotis cursoriodes is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Syria....
(Hampson, 1903) - Agrotis daedalusAgrotis daedalusAgrotis daedalus is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout the Great Plains, from west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona west to northern Nevada north to southern Alberta and south central Saskatchewan....
Smith, 1890 - Agrotis desertorum Boisduval, 1840
- Agrotis dislocataAgrotis dislocataThe Lesser Native Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii and Laysan....
Walker, 1856 - Agrotis dissociataAgrotis dissociataAgrotis dissociata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Punta Arenas and Patagonia in Chile as well as the Neuquén and Mendoza provinces of Argentina.The wingspan is about 34 mm.-External links:*...
Staudinger, 1899 - Agrotis edmondsiAgrotis edmondsiAgrotis edmondsi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Maule, Biobío and Araucanía regions of Chile.The wingspan is 32-44 mm. Adults are on wing in March.The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.-External links:*...
Butler, 1882 - Agrotis embolomaAgrotis embolomaAgrotis emboloma is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.-External links:*...
Lower, 1918 - Agrotis endogaeaAgrotis endogaeaAgrotis endogaea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Greece, Corsica, Sardinia, Tunisia and the Canary Islands. It was recently recorded from Sicily.Larvae have been recorded on Genista and Melandrium species.-Subspecies:...
Boisduval, 1837 - Agrotis epicremnaAgrotis epicremnaAgrotis epicremna is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Molokai, Maui and East Maui.The larvae are thought to feed on Argyroxiphium species.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis eremataAgrotis eremataAgrotis eremata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and Maui.-External links:*...
(Butler, 1880) - Agrotis evanescensAgrotis evanescensAgrotis evanescens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Laysan.-External links:*...
Rothschild 1894 - Agrotis exclamationis – Heart and DartHeart and DartThe Heart and Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. A familiar moth to many, it is considered one of the most common of the European region....
Linnaeus, 1758 - Agrotis expertaAgrotis expertaAgrotis experta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Tarapacá and Antofagasta regions of Chile and the Callao District of Peru.The wingspan is 40-60 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October....
(Walker, 1869) - †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis fasciata – Midway Noctuid MothMidway Noctuid MothThe Midway Noctuid Moth also known as Midway Mudworm was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. It was endemic to Midway Island, United States.This species is now extinct.-Source:...
Hübner, 1824 - Agrotis fatidicaAgrotis fatidicaAgrotis fatidica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, east through Russia to Mongolia, China and Tibet.The wingspan is about 40 mm...
Hübner, 1824 - Agrotis fortunata Draudt, 1938
- Agrotis giffardiAgrotis giffardiAgrotis giffardi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-External links:*...
(Swezey, 1932) - Agrotis gladiariaAgrotis gladiariaThe Swordman Dart or Claybacked Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-eastern Canada from Nova Scotia to Ontario and in the United States from Maine to the panhandle of Florida, west to eastern Texas, eastern Kansas, eastern Nebraska, southern Wisconsin and Michigan.The...
– Swordman Dart, Claybacked Cutworm Morrison, 1875 - Agrotis grasliniAgrotis grasliniWoods's Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known from coastal dunes in the western Mediterranean region. It has been discovered on Jersey in 2001...
Rambur, 1848 - Agrotis gravisAgrotis gravisAgrotis gravis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia, south to California.It is only found on sandy ocean beaches, usually with foreshore dunes.-External links:*...
Grote, 1874 - Agrotis gypaetina Guenée, 1852
- Agrotis haesitans Walker, 1857
- Agrotis haifaeAgrotis haifaeAgrotis haifae is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the eremic zone from North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula.Adults are on wing from October to April depending on the location. There is one generation per year.-External links:*...
Staudinger, 1897 - Agrotis hephaestaeaAgrotis hephaestaeaAgrotis hephaestaea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu and Molokai.The larvae feed on Wikstroemia species. The caterpillars are found on their food-plant during the daytime....
(Meyrick, 1899) - Agrotis herzogiAgrotis herzogiSpalding's Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the eremic zone from North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.Adults are on wing from October to April depending on the location. There is one generation per year....
Rebel, 1911 - Agrotis hispidulaAgrotis hispidulaAgrotis experta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Valparaíso to the Aisén Region in Chile and the Santa Cruz and Mendoza provinces as well as the Bariloche region of Argentina.The wingspan is 36-40 mm. Adults are on wing in March....
Guenée, 1852 - Agrotis incognita Staudinger, 1888
- Agrotis inconsequens Rothschild, 1920
- Agrotis infusa – BogongBogong mothThe Bogong moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth notable for appearing in large numbers around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring as it migrates to the High Plains. The moth's name 'Bogong' is the same as the mountain ranges on the High...
Boisduval, 1832 - Agrotis innominataAgrotis innominataAgrotis innominata is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the coastal regions of New Zealand and is the only Agrotis species which is endemic to New Zealand....
Hudson, 1898 - Agrotis interjectionisAgrotis interjectionisAgrotis interjectionis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Northern Territory of Australia, Malaysia and from Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi to Vanuatu....
Guénée, 1852 - Agrotis ipsilon – Dark Sword-grassDark Sword-grassThe dark sword-grass or black cutworm is a small noctuid moth found worldwide. The larva is a serious agricultural pest and feeds on nearly all varieties of vegetables and many important grains.-Description:...
Hufnagel, 1766 - Agrotis iremeli Nupponen, Ahola & Kullberg, 2001
- †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis kerri – Kerr's Noctuid MothKerr's Noctuid MothThe Kerr's Noctuid Moth was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now extinct.This moth was endemic to the French Frigate Shoals, Outlying Hawaiian Islands, United States....
Swezey, 1920 - Agrotis kinabaluensisAgrotis kinabaluensisAgrotis kinabaluensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Borneo....
Holloway, 1976 - Agrotis kingiAgrotis kingiAgrotis kingi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Saskatchewan....
McDunnough, 1932 - Agrotis lanzarotensis Rebel, 1894 (syn: Agrotis selvagensis Pinker & Bacallado, 1978)
- Agrotis lasserreiAgrotis lasserreiAgrotis lasserrei is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread throughout most of the eremic zone of the Palaearctic ecozone, from south-east Spain and the western part of the Sahara to Turkmenistan and Iran....
(Oberthür, 1881) - Agrotis lata Treitschke, 1835
- †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis laysanensis – Laysan Noctuid MothLaysan Noctuid MothThe Laysan Noctuid Moth was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. This species is now extinct.It was endemic to Laysan Island, one of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands, United States....
Rothschild, 1894 - Agrotis longicornis Lafontaine & Troubridge, 2004
- Agrotis longidentiferaAgrotis longidentiferaThe Brown Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.The larvae can cause extensive damage to germinating Zea mays plants.-External links:* *...
(Hampson, 1903) - Agrotis luehri Mentzer & Moberg, 1987
- Agrotis magnipunctataAgrotis magnipunctataAgrotis magnipunctata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Buru and Seram....
Prout, 1922 - Agrotis malefidaAgrotis malefidaThe Rascal Dart or Palesided Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North Carolina and Kentucky south to Florida, west to Arizona, and north to southern Kansas. It is also found in the Neotropics from Mexico to Argentina and Chile.The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The length of...
– Rascal Dart, Pale-Sided Cutworm Guénée, 1852 - Agrotis manifesta Morrison, 1875
- Agrotis margelanoidesAgrotis margelanoidesAgrotis margelanoides is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is only known from the Levant, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.Adults are on wing in autumn. There is one generation per year.-External links:*...
(Boursin, 1944) - †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis melanoneuraAgrotis melanoneuraThe Black-Veined Agrotis Noctuid Moth was a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now an extinct species.It was endemic to Hawaii, United States.-Source:* **...
– Black-Veined Agrotis Noctuid Moth Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis mesotoxaAgrotis mesotoxaAgrotis mesotoxa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Maui and Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis microreasAgrotis microreasThe Microreas Agrotis Noctuid Moth was a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now an extinct species.It was endemic to Hawaii, United States.-Source:* **...
– Microreas Agrotis Noctuid Moth Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis militaris Staudinger, 1888
- Agrotis mollis Walker, 1857
- Agrotis mundaAgrotis mundaBrown cutworm or Pink cutworm is a noctuid moth.-External links:*Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella...
– Brown Cutworm, Pink Cutworm Walker, 1857 - Agrotis obesaAgrotis obesaAgrotis obesa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-eastern Europe, the Near East and the Middle East to China. In North Africa, it is known from Morocco to Algeria.Adults are on wing from September to October...
Boisduval, 1829 - Agrotis obliquaAgrotis obliquaAgrotis obliqua is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, south to Colorado, Arizona and California.The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing in spring and early summer. There is one generation per year....
Smith, 1903 - Agrotis orthogoniaAgrotis orthogoniaThe Pale Western Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, more specifically dry, semi-desert areas of western North America from southern Canada to California, ranging eastward nearly to the eastern edge of the Great Plains.The wingspan is about 34 mm.The...
– Pale Western Cutworm Morrison, 1876 - †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis panopliasAgrotis panopliasThe Kona Agrotis Noctuid Moth was a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now an extinct species.It was endemic to Kona District, Hawaii, United States.-Source:* *...
– Kona Agrotis Noctuid Moth Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis patricei Viette, 1959
- Agrotis perigrammaAgrotis perigrammaAgrotis perigramma is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis photophilaAgrotis photophilaThe Light-loving Noctuid moth, Agrotis photophila was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. It was endemic to Oahu Island, Hawaii, United States....
– Light-loving Noctuid moth Butler, 1879 - Agrotis pierretiAgrotis pierretiAgrotis pierreti is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-east Spain. In North Africa it is widespread from Morocco to Egypt. It is also found in Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Iran....
(Bugnion, 1837) - Agrotis plumigerAgrotis plumigerAgrotis plumiger is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Lesotho.-External links:* *...
Krüger, 2005 - Agrotis poliophaeaAgrotis poliophaeaAgrotis poliophaea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Western Australia.-External links:**...
Turner, 1926 - Agrotis poliotisAgrotis poliotisAgrotis poliotis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Northern Territory of Queensland and Western Australia.The larvae have been recorded as sometimes damaging crops.-External links:*...
Hampson, 1903 - Agrotis porphyricollisAgrotis porphyricollisAgrotis porphyricollis is a noctuid moth. It is found in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.The wingspan is about 30 mm....
– Variable Cutworm Guénée, 1852 - †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis procellaris – Procellaris Grotis Noctuid MothProcellaris Grotis Noctuid MothThe Procellaris Grotis Noctuid Moth was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. This species is now extinct.This moth was endemic to Laysan Island, one of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands, United States.-Source:...
Meyrick, 1900 - Agrotis psammocharisAgrotis psammocharisAgrotis psammocharis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Alborz Mountains in Iran as well as Turkestan and Mount Hermon in Israel.Adults are on wing in October. There is one generation per year.-External links:*...
Boursin, 1950 - Agrotis psammophaeaAgrotis psammophaeaAgrotis psammophaea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Kauai and Maui.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis putaAgrotis putaThe Shuttle-shaped Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is common in the Western part of Europe, but is also found in southern and central Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East....
– Shuttle-shaped Dart Hübner, 1803 - Agrotis radiansAgrotis radiansThe Brown Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania.The wingspan is about 40 mm....
Guénée, 1852 - Agrotis rileyana (Morrison, 1875)
- Agrotis ripaeAgrotis ripaeThe Sand Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Western Europe and North Africa.The wingspan is 32–42 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location....
– Sand Dart Hübner, 1823 - Agrotis robustiorAgrotis robustiorAgrotis robustior is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on the Northern Great Plains, the prairie provinces of Canada southward to South Dakota and Colorado.The wingspan is about 40 mm.-External links:***...
Smith, 1899 - Agrotis rutaAgrotis rutaAgrotis ruta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a Holarctic distribution. In North America it has a northern distribution, occurring from Alaska and the Yukon Territory to Labrador, south to Northern Manitoba and British Columbia, and in the Rocky Mountains to southern Alberta...
Eversmann, 1851 - Agrotis sabulosaAgrotis sabulosaAgrotis sabulosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.The wingspan is 30-31 mm.-External links:**...
Rambur, 1839 - Agrotis sardzeanaAgrotis sardzeanaAgrotis sardzeana is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the eremic zone from North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula to Pakistan and India.Adults are on wing from October to December. There is one generation per year.-External links:*...
Brandt, 1941 - Agrotis schawerdai Bytinski-Salz, 1937
- Agrotis scruposaAgrotis scruposaAgrotis scruposa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic of the Levant and known only from some localities in Turkey and Israel.Adults are on wing in July to August. There is one generation per year.-External links:*...
(Draudt, 1936) - Agrotis segetum – Turnip MothTurnip MothThe Turnip Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species, but it is also found in Asia and Africa, very likely having been spread by the international trade in nursery stock...
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 - Agrotis sesamioides Rebel, 1907
- Agrotis simploniaAgrotis simploniaAgrotis simplonia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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...
Geyer, 1832 - Agrotis spiniferaAgrotis spiniferaGregson's Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern Europe, Arabia to Southern Africa, Madagascar, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, India to Burma and Sri Lanka.The wingspan is 32–34 mm....
– Gregson's Dart Hübner, 1808 - Agrotis stigmosaAgrotis stigmosaAgrotis stigmosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New England west to Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and eastern Alberta....
Morrison, 1875 - Agrotis striata Lafontaine, 2004
- Agrotis subalbaAgrotis subalbaThe Grey Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South Africa.It is considered a pest on Zea mays and Lycopersicon esculentum.-External links:*...
Walker, 1857 - Agrotis submolestaAgrotis submolestaAgrotis submolesta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Mongolia.-External links:*...
Püngeler, [1899] 1900 - Agrotis syricolaAgrotis syricolaAgrotis syricola is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the eastern part of Mediterranean Basin, more specifically southern Italy, Greece, southern Bulgaria, the Mediterranean part of Turkey, Jordan and Israel....
Corti & Draudt, 1933 - Agrotis taiwanaAgrotis taiwanaAgrotis taiwana is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Taiwan....
B.S.Chang, 1991 - †ExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
Agrotis tephriasAgrotis tephriasThe Kauai Agrotis Noctuid Moth was a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now an extinct species.It was endemic to Kauai, Hawaii, United States.-Source:* *...
– Kauai Agrotis Noctuid Moth Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis trifurcaAgrotis trifurcaAgrotis trifurca is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Turkestan, Siberia, south-eastern Ukraine, the Altai Mountains, Tibet, China, Mongolia, the Amur region and the Korean Peninsula. It is also found in the eastern Carpathian Mountains in Romania.-External links:****...
Eversmann, 1837 - Agrotis trifurcula Staudinger, 1892
- Agrotis truxAgrotis truxThe Crescent Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a Circum-Mediterranean distribution and is found along the coasts of France, Ireland, England and the Arabian Peninsula. In Africa, it is found as far south as South Africa....
Hübner, 1824 - Agrotis turatii Standfuss, 1888
- Agrotis turbansAgrotis turbansAgrotis turbans is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Uzbekistan....
Staudinger, 1888 - Agrotis vancouverensisAgrotis vancouverensisThe Vancouver Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America and is common west of the Cascade Mountains....
– Vancouver Dart Grote, 1873 - Agrotis venerabilisAgrotis venerabilisThe Dusky Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast from central Canada south to Mexico.The wingspan is about 37 mm...
– Dusky Cutworm Walker, 1857 - Agrotis vestigialisAgrotis vestigialisThe Archer's Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location....
– Archer's Dart Hufnagel, 1766 - Agrotis vetustaAgrotis vetustaThe Old Man Dart, Spotted-legged Cutworm or Muted Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, southward into Mexico....
– Old Man Dart, Spotted-Legged Cutworm, Muted Dart Walker, 1865 - Agrotis villosus Alphéraky, 1887
- Agrotis volubilisAgrotis volubilisThe Voluble Dart Moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from Newfoundland to British Columbia in Canada and in the United States from Maine to Florida and west to the West Coast....
– Voluble Dart Moth Harvey, 1874 - Agrotis xiphiasAgrotis xiphiasAgrotis xiphias is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Kauai and Maui.It is a distinctively marked species whose pattern is subject to considerable variation.-External links:*...
Meyrick, 1899 - Agrotis yelaiAgrotis yelaiAgrotis yelai is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Spain....
Fibiger, 1990
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- Agrotis dolli is now Eucoptocnemis dolliEucoptocnemis dolliEucoptocnemis dolli is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Arizona and California.It was formerly known as Agrotis dolli, but transferred to the Eucoptocnemis genus by Lafontaine in 2004....
(Grote, 1882) - Agrotis repleta is now Feltia repletaFeltia repletaThe Replete Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is a tropical species that can be found from Argentina and Brazil to Mexico and occurs occasionally in Florida, Louisiana and southern Texas.The wingspan is 45-50 mm....
(Walker, 1857) - Agrotis subterranea – Tawny Shoulder, Granulate Cutworm is now Feltia subterranea (Fabricius, 1794)