Agrotis exclamationis

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Common Names

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Description

Subfamily Pyrginae

Pyrgines are primarily tropical American species of the Family Hesperiidae. There are approximately 80 North American species. Most genera are tropical, but the duskywings and checkered-skippers are mainly temperate and also occur in Eurasia . Adults of many species land with their wings open, although some perch with their wings closed or half open. They imbibe nectar from flowers, and males of many species take in moisture from moist sand or mud . Some adults also feed on bird droppings. Many tropical species rest underneath leaves when inactive . Females lay eggs singly. Most species lay eggs directly on host-plant leaves, while others lay on nearby plants or objects. Almost all species use broad-leafed plants as their caterpillar hosts, and caterpillars live in rolled-leaf or webbed-leaf shelters .

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,037 meters (0 to 9,964 feet).Mean = 441.400 meters (1,448.163 feet), Standard Deviation = 842.530 based on 4,035 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Agrotis exclamationis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Agrotis

There are approximately 699 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

A. achromatica · A. admirationis · A. adolfi · A. aeneipennis · A. afflouensis · A. agenjoi · A. agilis · A. aimonis · A. albescens · A. albicans · A. albicosta · A. albidior · A. albinasus · A. albipalpis · A. albiptera · A. albonitens · A. albovenosa · A. albula · A. alexandriensis · A. alexandrlensis · A. algerina · A. alluaudi · A. alpigena · A. alpina · A. amartia · A. amasina · A. americana · A. amphora · A. amurensis · A. ancastiensis · A. anderssoni · A. andina · A. andinicola · A. andreasi · A. aneituma · A. angustipennis · A. annexa · A. anteposita · A. anthracitica · A. apicalis · A. aragonensis · A. araucaria · A. arenarius · A. arenicola · A. arenivolans · A. arenosa · A. arens · A. argentina · A. argyrii · A. arida · A. aristifera · A. asandjurae · A. aspersula · A. asticta · A. atha · A. atlanta · A. atra · A. atrata · A. atricentrica · A. atridiscata · A. atrifascia · A. atrux · A. augur · A. aulacias · A. aureolum · A. austalea · A. australis · A. aversa · A. backstromi · A. balearica · A. baleense · A. baliopa · A. barthoi · A. basidistincta · A. basigramma · A. basilinea · A. basinotata · A. baueri · A. benefida · A. biconica · A. bicornica · A. bifurca · A. bigramma · A. bilineata · A. bilix · A. bimaculata · A. bipars · A. bivirga · A. blanchardii · A. bombycia · A. bosqi · A. bosqina · A. brachypecten · A. brachystria · A. brenna · A. bromeana · A. brunnea · A. brunneavirgata · A. brunneomodesta · A. brunnescens

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 10 providers.
• LepIndex
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 23, 2008.

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: 2965428
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-247978.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13987218
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 631072

Footnotes

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