Agrotis fatidica
Agrotis fatidica is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, east through Russia to Mongolia, China and Tibet.
Illustrated Female
Illustrated Male
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. fatidica |
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| Agrotis fatidica (Hübner, 1824) | |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
Subspecies
- Agrotis fatidica fatidica (Europe, Russian plains, mountains of north-eastern Siberia, South Siberian Mountains, Central Yakutian Lowland, Kazakhstan and Mongolia)
- Agrotis fatidica trifurcula (South Siberian Mountains and Central Yakutian Lowland)
- Agrotis fatidica bombycina (Siberia, Mongolia, China)
References
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