Jump to content

Abagrotis erratica

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abagrotis erratica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species:
A. erratica
Binomial name
Abagrotis erratica
Smith, 1890
Synonyms
  • Agrotis erratica

Abagrotis erratica is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1890. It is found in North America from southern British Columbia including Vancouver Island south to central Utah and central California. It is also found in extreme southern Alberta.[1]

The wingspan is 35–38 mm. Adults are on wing in August in Alberta. There is one generation per year.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Crumb, S. E. (1956). The larvae of the Phalaenidae. U.S. Department of Agriculture. p. 117. OCLC 878444445.
  2. ^ Ferguson, Douglas C. (1978). Noctuoidea: Lymantriidae. E.W. Classey. p. 348. ISBN 0-900848-65-0. OCLC 632382158.
[edit]