Agrotis

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Agrotis
Agrotis exclamationis01.jpg
Heart and Dart, Agrotis exclamationis
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Agrotis

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File:Agrotis infusa.jpg
Agrotis infusa, Australian moth known as "Bogong".

Agrotis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. A number of the species of this genus are extinct.

Many of the species are of great importance as cutworms, major agricultural pests whose larvae hide by day and emerge at night to feed. The name cutworm refers to the habit of the larvae, of cutting down and partly eating garden and crop plants, especially seedlings.[1] Not all cutworms are in the genus Agrotis, though it may well be the genus that includes the largest number of cutworm species, and the most agriculturally important cutworm species.

The Bogong moth, itself a cutworm, also has been of importance as a seasonal food for humans, valued by indigenous Australians.

Species

Until recently placed here

References

  1. Smit, Bernard, "Insects in South Africa: How to Control them", Pub: Oxford University Press, Cape Town, 1964.
  2. Fauna hawaiiensis
  3. Zipcodezoo Agrotis melanoneura
  • Pekarsky, O. (2014). "Contribution to the knowledge of Noctuidae fauna of Bering island." Fibigeriana supplement: 2. 177–200 pp. color plates 299–304 pp.
  • Varga, Z. (1979). "Neue Noctuiden aus der Sammlung Vartian (Wien), II. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 31: 1-12.

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