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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Noctuini » Noctuina » Agnorisma

Genus Agnorisma

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Pale-banded Dart, Hodges #10955 - Agnorisma badinodis Moth atracted to my porch light - Agnorisma badinodis Unknown Moth - Agnorisma badinodis - male Noctuidae: Agnorisma bugrai - Agnorisma bugrai Agnorisma badinodis - male Agnorisma badinodis Moth to porch light - Agnorisma badinodis - male Unknown moth - Agnorisma badinodis - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Noctuini
Subtribe Noctuina
Genus Agnorisma
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Agnorisma Lafontaine, 1998
Agnorisma species were formerly included in the genus Xestia.
Numbers
at least 3 species in North America (listed under Xestia at Nearctica.com)
2 species in Canada (CBIF)
Identification
This is a short review of examples of the species in this genus. (2023)
1: Pale-banded Dart - Agnorisma badinodis (Eastern United States and southeastern Canada) (1)
♂ ♀ Genitalia: ♂ Eggs: Larva:

2: Agnorisma bollii (eastern United States: Maryland to Georgia, west to Oklahoma and Kansas, north to Ohio) (1)
♂ ♀ The lines are pale. (not bicolored) Larva:

3: Collared Dart - Agnorisma bugrai (widespread mostly-northern) The top of the head and collar are black. The antennae of both sexes are filiform. (2)
Remarks
The genus Agnorisma was described by Lafontaine in 1998. A. bollii was also formerly in Xestia. It occurs in Ohio, South Carolina, and elsewhere in the US, but not in Canada.
See Also
Euxoa
Feltia
Xestia
Internet References
pinned adult images of both Canadian species (CBIF)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Pacific Northwest Moths
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 27 January, 2005 - 1:08am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 13 January, 2024 - 2:37pm

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