Noctuidae
933528 –
10663 Agrotis ipsilon
(Hufnagel, 1766)
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Larva and
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Host familiy: Alliaceae[Liliaceae] Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Apiaceae Asparagaceae[Liliaceae] Asteraceae Brassicaceae Convolvulaceae Cucurbitaceae Ericaceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Iridaceae Malvaceae Poaceae Po.. Host genera: Agrostis Amaranthus Allium Apium Asparagus Avena Beta Brassica Capsicum Chrysothamnus Cicer Cichorium Citrus Cucumis Cucurbita Cynodon Daucus Digitaria Festuca Fragaria Gladiolus Gossypium Helianthus ... Notes: polyphagous (Pogue 2006); polyphagouson herbs; grasses, low growing forbs, field crops, garden crops, general feeder (Powell & Opler 2009); soil-burrowing cutworm on general herbaceous vegetation (Cra... (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: |
ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 10663aureolum Schaus, 1898 (Agrotis)bipars Walker, 1857 (Agrotis)frivola Wallengren, 1860 (Agrotis)idonea (Cramer, [1780]) (Phalaena)pepoli Bertolini, 1874 (Agrotis)spinifera (Villers, 1789) (Phalaena)spinula (Donovan, 1801) (Phalaena)spinula (Esper, 1786) (Bombyx)suffusa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Noctua)telifera Harris, 1841 (Agrotis)ypsilon (Rottemburg, 1776) (Noctua) emend.; TL: (no type). |
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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.
- Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 250; pl. L.36-38. order or free PDF
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.5m; p. 313. 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 Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
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