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Species Agrotis daedalus - Hodges#10642

Euxoa?   - Agrotis daedalus - female Agrotis daedalus Agrotis daedalus Agrotis daedalus Leucania? - Agrotis daedalus Agrotis daedalus
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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 Agrotina
Genus Agrotis
Species daedalus (Agrotis daedalus - Hodges#10642)
Hodges Number
10642
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Agrotis daedalus (Smith, 1890)
Porosagrotis daedalus Smith 1890
Phylogenetic Sequence # 933507
Size
wingspan ≈38mm (1)
Range
widespread in western NA (AZ, AB, CO, KA, MO, NE, NM, NV, SD, SK, TX, UT, WY) (2)(3)
Season
Adults are on the wing in early spring. There is one generation per year. (1)