Agrotis fatidica
| Agrotis fatidica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. fatidica |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis fatidica Hübner, 1824 | |
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Agrotis fatidica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, east through Russia to Mongolia, China and Tibet.
Illustrated Female
Illustrated Male
The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.
Subspecies
- Agrotis fatidica fatidica (Europe, Russian plains, mountains of North-East Siberia, South Siberian mountains, Central Yakutia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia)
- Agrotis fatidica trifurcula (South Siberian mountains and Central Yakutia)
- Agrotis fatidica bombycina (Siberia, Mongolia, China)
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