Agrotis endogaea

Agrotis endogaea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Greece, Corsica, Sardinia, Tunisia and the Canary Islands. It was recently recorded from Sicily.

Agrotis endogaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. endogaea
Binomial name
Agrotis endogaea
Boisduval, [1837]
Synonyms
  • Euxoa endogaea
  • Agrotis arenicola Staudinger, 1870

Larvae have been recorded on Genista and Melandrium species.

Subspecies

  • Agrotis endogaea endogaea Dumont, 1903 (Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily)
  • Agrotis endogaea graeca Fibiger, 1997 (Greece (Serrai))
  • Agrotis endogaea punica Pinker, 1980 (Tunisia, Canary Islands)

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