Agrotis puta, the shuttle-shaped dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. 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.
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Shuttle-shaped dart | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Agrotis |
Species: | A. puta |
Binomial name | |
Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803) | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October.
The larvae feed on various low growing plants.
Subspecies
- Agrotis puta puta
- Agrotis puta insula (Isles of Scilly)
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