Agrotis simplonia
Agrotis simplonia is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Alps, Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Mountains and the Apennine Mountains on heights between 1,200 and 3,000 meters.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. simplonia |
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| Agrotis simplonia (Geyer, 1832) | |
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The wingspan is 32–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
Taxonomy
The Spanish population was described as a separate species Agrotis coralita by Hospital in 1948. This is now considered a synonym.
References
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