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Agrotis simplonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: A. simplonia
Binomial name
Agrotis simplonia
(Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Noctua simplonia
  • Scotia simplonia
  • Euxoa simplonia
  • Agrotis nigrescens
  • Agrotis suffusa
  • Agrotis obsolescens
  • Agrotis coralita

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.

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.

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Taxon identifiers
Agrotis simplonia


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