Jump to content

Abagrotis vittifrons

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abagrotis vittifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species:
A. vittifrons
Binomial name
Abagrotis vittifrons
Grote, 1864

Abagrotis vittifrons is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in North America from eastern North Dakota and south-western Saskatchewan west to the southern interior of British Columbia, south to southern California, Arizona and New Mexico.

The wingspan is about 34–35 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September in one generation depending on the location.

References

[edit]
  • Anweiler, G. G. (November 13, 2003). "Species Details Abagrotis vittifrons". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.