Agrotis ipsilon

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Overview

Extinct

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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 in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 29 meters (94 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

• British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url p. 130, p. 131, p. 186, p. 187, p. 188, p. 214, p. 215, p. 59, p. 61, p. 62, p. 63, p. 71, p. 86, p. 89.
• Bulletin / Illinois Natural History Survey. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division, 1918-1985. url p. 395.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 48, p. 9, p. 91.
• Butterflies and moths of Newfoundland and Labrador: the macrolepidoptera / [Ottawa]: Agriculture Canada, 1980. url p. 100, p. 101, p. 328, p. 99.
• Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein. .. [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- url p. 259, p. 260, p. 282, p. 284, p. 650, p. 651, p. 676, p. 698.
• Cooperative economic insect report. Hyattsville, MD. [etc.]Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service. url , , p. 101, p. 1011, p. 1011, p. 1015, p. 1016, p. 1017, p. 1023, p. 1028, p. 1030, p. 1035, p. 1036, p. 1037, p. 1038, p. 1041, p. 1042, p. 1046, p. 1048, p. 105, p. 1059, p. 1068, p. 107, p. 1079, p. 108, p. 1080, p. 1086, p. 1092, p. 1101, p. 111, p. 111, p. 1116, p. 1121, p. 1127, p. 1138, p. 114, p. 1140, p. 1148, p. 1151, p. 1157, p. 119, p. 119, p. 120, p. 1205, p. 121, p. 123, p. 124, p. 124, p. 128, p. 129, p. 13, p. 130, p. 131, p. 131, p. 1317, p. 132, p. 132, p. 1328, p. 1339, p. 134, p. 1345, p. 135, p. 136, p. 136, p. 139, p. 139, p. 140, p. 1401, p. 143, p. 144, p. 144, p. 145, p. 146, p. 148, p. 15, p. 15, p. 150, p. 150, p. 151, p. 154, p. 157, p. 159, p. 160, p. 160, p. 162, p. 162, p. 163, p. 164, p. 164, p. 167, p. 168, p. 168, p. 17, p. 170, p. 171, p. 174, p. 175, p. 175, p. 177, p. 177, p. 178, p. 179, p. 18, p. 18, p. 18, p. 18, p. 180, p. 183, p. 184, p. 184, p. 184, p. 186, p. 186, p. 187, p. 189, p. 19, p. 19, p. 192, p. 195, p. 195, p. 199, p. 2, p. 2, p. 2, p. 200, p. 201, p. 202, p. 202, p. 203, p. 204, p. 205, p. 206, p. 208, p. 209, p. 209, p. 21, p. 210, p. 212, p. 212, p. 213, p. 215, p. 216, p. 218, p. 221, p. 223, p. 224, p. 225, p. 226, p. 226, p. 227, p. 229, p. 23, p. 230, p. 230, p. 233, p. 240, p. 240, p. 241, p. 242, p. 242, p. 243, p. 249, p. 250, p. 251, p. 252, p. 253, p. 253, p. 255, p. 257, p. 258, p. 26, p. 261, p. 261, p. 262, p. 262, p. 266, p. 267, p. 269, p. 269, p. 269, p. 271, p. 275, p. 278, p. 278, p. 279, p. 283, p. 284, p. 286, p. 286, p. 288, p. 292, p. 294, p. 298, p. 3, p. 3, p. 3, p. 30, p. 301, p. 302, p. 307, p. 314, p. 316, p. 318, p. 320, p. 324, p. 325, p. 326, p. 33, p. 33, p. 330, p. 330, p. 330, p. 332, p. 336, p. 337, p. 34, p. 34, p. 340, p. 344, p. 344, p. 35, p. 350, p. 355, p. 357, p. 359, p. 361, p. 362, p. 363, p. 368, p. 372, p. 378, p. 380, p. 381, p. 381, p. 382, p. 382, p. 383, p. 386, p. 386, p. 389, p. 39, p. 390, p. 391, p. 394, p. 394, p. 398, p. 398, p. 4, p. 4, p. 4, p. 4, p. 40, p. 400, p. 400, p. 403, p. 404, p. 405, p. 407, p. 408, p. 408, p. 409, p. 412, p. 414, p. 421, p. 422, p. 423, p. 425, p. 425, p. 426, p. 427, p. 43, p. 431, p. 434, p. 434, p. 436, p. 440, p. 441, p. 442, p. 443, p. 445, p. 447, p. 449, p. 45, p. 450, p. 460, p. 462, p. 465, p. 465, p. 467, p. 471, p. 472, p. 474, p. 475, p. 478, p. 481, p. 482, p. 484, p. 484, p. 486, p. 486, p. 489, p. 49, p. 490, p. 490, p. 497, p. 5, p. 5, p. 501, p. 503, p. 503, p. 503, p. 508, p. 509, p. 510, p. 510, p. 511, p. 512, p. 513, p. 514, p. 514, p. 517, p. 517, p. 517, p. 520, p. 522, p. 525, p. 526, p. 531, p. 533, p. 535, p. 536, p. 536, p. 536, p. 536, p. 54, p. 541, p. 543, p. 544, p. 547, p. 547, p. 547, p. 547, p. 550, p. 550, p. 550, p. 551, p. 559, p. 561, p. 562, p. 566, p. 566, p. 567, p. 568, p. 569, p. 572, p. 573, p. 574, p. 575, p. 576, p. 578, p. 581, p. 583, p. 583, p. 587, p. 587, p. 59, p. 593, p. 594, p. 595, p. 6, p. 6, p. 6, p. 6, p. 60, p. 60, p. 600, p. 601, p. 602, p. 602, p. 605, p. 606, p. 612, p. 613, p. 615, p. 615, p. 623, p. 624, p. 626, p. 629, p. 63, p. 63, p. 630, p. 632, p. 635, p. 635, p. 636, p. 638, p. 641, p. 643, p. 646, p. 646, p. 650, p. 651, p. 661, p. 662, p. 664, p. 667, p. 670, p. 670, p. 671, p. 672, p. 672, p. 673, p. 675, p. 676, p. 68, p. 683, p. 697, p. 7, p. 70, p. 704, p. 704, p. 705, p. 708, p. 71, p. 712, p. 715, p. 715, p. 73, p. 739, p. 742, p. 744, p. 747, p. 753, p. 755, p. 757, p. 758, p. 76, p. 76, p. 781, p. 782, p. 785, p. 787, p. 788, p. 79, p. 793, p. 8, p. 80, p. 806, p. 809, p. 809, p. 81, p. 812, p. 817, p. 823, p. 824, p. 827, p. 829, p. 833, p. 837, p. 84, p. 84, p. 841, p. 843, p. 847, p. 848, p. 849, p. 85, p. 850, p. 859, p. 863, p. 863, p. 87, p. 876, p. 876, p. 877, p. 882, p. 884, p. 886, p. 894, p. 900, p. 901, p. 901, p. 905, p. 908, p. 91, p. 92, p. 93, p. 932, p. 94, p. 944, p. 948, p. 95, p. 953, p. 96, p. 968, p. 970, p. 975, p. 982, p. 988, p. 989, p. 997.
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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
• Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois Natural History Survey
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Lepidoptera Observations by Donald Hobern
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Moth Nights
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Lepidoptera Observations from New Zealand by Donald Hobern
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2603508
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-248105.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1892254
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 117352
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEYKL230
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1620

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Standard Deviation = 43.760 based on 115,897 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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