Agrotis boetica
Agrotis boetica is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in all eremic parts of North Africa and southern Spain, east to Israel.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. boetica |
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| Agrotis boetica (Boisduval, [1837]) | |
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Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Lithospermum, Echinops and Astragalus species.
References
- Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Mooser, J.; Muller, G. C. (2006). "The Noctuinae of Israel" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de LepidopterologĂa. 34: 353–370. Archived from the original on May 17, 2010.
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