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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agrotis lata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1835. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia,[1] Portugal and Spain, as well as on Sardinia, Sicily and Malta.[2] It has also been recorded from Turkey and possibly Syria and Israel.
Agrotis lata | |
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In Adalbert Seitz' Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Agrotis |
Species: | A. lata |
Binomial name | |
Agrotis lata Treitschke, [1835] | |
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The wingspan is 36–44 mm. Adults are on wing in October and November.[3]
Forewing pale ochreous, the veins and costal streak greyish white. The ab. lata Tr. (5a) is darker, greyer without the brown tinge [than crassa Hbn. (= huguenini Ruhl)]. [4]
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