Agrotis lata
| Agrotis lata | |
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| In Adalbert Seitz' Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. lata
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis lata Treitschke, [1835]
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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.
The wingspan is 36–44 mm. Adults are on wing in October and November.[3]
Description from Seitz
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]
References
- ^ "Agrotis lata, Treitschke, 1835". African Moths. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Noctuidae.de
- ^ Seitz A., 1914 Gross-Schmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes. Band 3: Die eulenartigen Nachtfalter. - 1-511 S., Taf.1-75, Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.
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External links
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