Noctuidae
933512 –
10645 Agrotis orthogonia
Morrison, 1876
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Alliaceae[Liliaceae] Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Apiaceae Asteraceae Brassicaceae Commelinaceae Fabaceae Linaceae Malvaceae Poaceae Solanaceae. Host genera: Allium Avena Beta Brassica Bromus Chenopodium Daucus Helianthus Hordeum Lactuca Linum Malva Medicago Melilotus Pascopyrum[=Elymus] Salsola Secale Sinapis Sisymbrium Solanum[=Lycopersicon] Sorghum Tara... Notes: polyphagous on field crops (Evans 1952); soil-burrowing cutworm primarily on grasses (Crabo et al 2014). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
orthogonia Morrison, 1876 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10645; TL: Glencoe, NE.delorata (Smith, 1908) (Porosagrotis)duae (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926) (Porosagrotis); TL: Round Valley, Inoyo Co., CA.orthogonoides McDunnough, 1946 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: [10646] |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Agrotis orthogonia: Includes as a synonym Agrotis orthogonoides [10646]. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1926. Notes And New Species (Lepid., Phalaenidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 58(12): 303.
- Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 235; pl. K.19-23. order or free PDF
- Morrison, H.K., 1876. Descriptions of New North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 18: 239.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.2m; p. 312. Book Review and ordering
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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