Agrotis clavis

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Family Noctuidae

'The Noctuids are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, this family is the largest in the Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species. About 2,900 of these are found in North America, and there is wide variation in appearance and behavior. Most moths are gray to brown in color and have line or spots on their wings . Some species are brightly colored . They are small to large in size, and most species are medium-sized with wingspans 2 - 4.5 cm. When at rest, adults of most species hold their wings above their bodies like a roof. Noctuids are typically nocturnal , though some species are diurnal . Most larvae feed on plant foliage , dead leaves, lichens, and fungi; many are serious forest pests. Some species are leaf miners, others are stem- or leaf-borers, and still others feed at night on plant shoots. Noctuid moths pupate in cells in soil, in plant cavities, or in silk cocoons .

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Agrotis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 38 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. aeneipennis (Agrotis Aeneipennis) · A. annexa (Agrotis Annexa) · A. apicalis (Agrotis Apicalis) · A. arenarius (Agrotis Arenarius) · A. buchholzi (Buchholz's Dart Moth) · A. bucholzia (Agrotis Bucholzia) · A. clavis (Heart and Club) · A. cremata (Cremata Agrotis Noctuid Moth) · A. crinigera (Larger Hawaiian Cutworm) · A. daedalus (Agrotis Daedalus) · A. dislocata (Smaller Hawaiian Cutworm) · A. dollii (Agrotis Dollii) · A. exclamationis (Heart and Dart Moth) · A. fasciata (Midway Agrotis Noctuid Moth) · A. gladiaria (Swordsman Dart) · A. gravis (Agrotis Gravis) · A. ipsilon (Black Cutworm) · A. ipsilon aneituma (Black Cutworm) · A. kerri (Kerr's Agrotis Noctuid Moth) · A. laysanensis (Laysan Agrotis Noctuid Moth) · A. malefida (Rascal Dart) · A. melanoneura (Black-Veined Agrotis Noctuid Moth) · A. microreas (Microreas Agrotis Noctuid Moth) · A. musa (Agrotis Musa) · A. obliqua (Agrotis Obliqua) · A. orthogonia (Pale Western Cutworm) · A. photophila (Photophila Agrotis Noctuid Moth) · A. procellaris (Procellaris Agrotis Noctuid Moth) · A. robustior (Agrotis Robustior) · A. ruta (Agrotis Ruta) · A. segetis (Turnip Moth) · A. segetum (Turnip Moth) · A. stigmosa (Agrotis Stigmosa) · A. subterranea (Granulate Cutworm) · A. vancouverensis (Agrotis Vancouverensis) · A. venerabilis (Venerable Dart) · A. vetusta (Old Man Dart) · A. volubilis (Voluble Dart)

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Further Reading

• Agricultural zoology, London, Chapman & Hall, Ld., 1894. url .
• British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url , , p. 150, p. 153, p. 185, p. 217, p. 25, p. 26, p. 51, p. 66, p. 68, p. 71, p. 95.
• Keys to the insects of the European USSR. (Opredelitel nasekomykh Evropeiskoi chasti SSSR) Compiled by G. Ya. Bei-Bienko [and others] Editorial board: B.E. Bykhovskii [and others] Translated from Russian [by] Jean Salkind. Edited by O. Theodor] Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations; [available from U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Va.], 1967- url p. 442.
• Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url , p. 11, p. 119, p. 126, p. 129, p. 134, p. 2, p. 4, p. 56, p. 6, p. 9.
• The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. s.l., s.n. url p. 111, p. 113, p. 121, p. 122, p. 129, p. 14, p. 146, p. 173, p. 182, p. 194, p. 217, p. 245, p. 253, p. 268, p. 279, p. 30, p. 312, p. 43, p. 51, p. 52, p. 54, p. 67, p. 70, p. 86.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Moth Nights
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2962083
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-247889.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1892254
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 794485

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Mean = 856.870 meters (2,811.253 feet), Standard Deviation = 893.480 based on 2,459 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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