Agrotis volubilis

Agrotis volubilis (voluble dart moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, from Newfoundland to British Columbia in Canada and in the United States from Maine to Florida and west to the West Coast.

Agrotis volubilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. volubilis
Binomial name
Agrotis volubilis
Harvey, 1874

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Phaseolus, Cerastium, Trifolium, Zea mays, Hordeum pusillum and Nicotiana.

Subspecies

  • Agrotis volubilis volubilis
  • Agrotis volubilis fumipennis
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