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Agrotis obliqua

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Species of moth

Agrotis obliqua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: A. obliqua
Binomial name
Agrotis obliqua
E. A. Smith, 1903
Synonyms
  • Feltia obliqua
  • Agrotis musa (Smith, 1910)

Agrotis obliqua is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Edgar Albert Smith in 1903. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, and south to Colorado, Arizona and California.

The wingspan is about 30 mm (1.2 in). Adults are on wing in spring and early summer. There is one generation per year.

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Agrotis obliqua


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