Moth Photographers Group – Agrotis gladiaria

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Noctuidae

933515 – 10648 Agrotis gladiaria Morrison, 1875

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Alliaceae[Liliaceae] Asteraceae Brassicaceae Cannabaceae Convolvulaceae Fabaceae Poaceae Polygonaceae Rosaceae Solanaceae Violaceae. Host genera: Allium Andropogon Aster[unresolved] Avena Brassica Cannabis Fragaria Hordeum Ipomoea Medicago Nicotiana Phaseolus Poa Rubus Rumex Solanum[=Lycopersicon] Solidago Symphyotrichum[=Aster] Trifolium Viola... Notes: low plants & crops (Beadle & Leckie 2012); Polyphagous (Kimball 1965); polyphagous on herbaceous plants (Poole 1989); fruit feeder (Klem & Zaspel 2019). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	gladiaria Morrison, 1875 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10648; TL: Massachusetts. morrisoniana Morrison, 1875 (Agrotis) morrisoniana Riley, 1875 (Agrotis)

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.
Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 237; pl. K.27-29. order or free PDF
Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 162.
Morrison, H.K., 1875. List of a collection of Texas Noctuidae, with descriptions of the new species. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 214.
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)
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