Agrotis: Bogong Moth, Turnip Moth, Heart and Dart, Dark Sword-Grass, Agrotis Photophila, Heart and Club, Agrotis Subterranea

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Agrotis alexandriensis, Agrotis alticaffer, Agrotis amphora, Agrotis andina, Agrotis apicalis, Agrotis araucaria, Agrotis arenarius, Agrotis arenivolans, Agrotis aulacias, Agrotis baliopa, Agrotis bigramma, Agrotis bilitura, Agrotis boetica, Agrotis brachypecten, Agrotis brachystria, Agrotis bryani, Agrotis caffer, Agrotis ceramophaea, Agrotis characteristica, Agrotis charmocrita, Agrotis chretieni, Agrotis cinerea, Agrotis consentanea, Agrotis coquimbensis, Agrotis cremata, Agrotis cursoriodes, Agrotis daedalus, Agrotis dislocata, Agrotis dissociata, Agrotis edmondsi, Agrotis emboloma, Agrotis endogaea, Agrotis epicremna, Agrotis eremata, Agrotis evanescens, Agrotis experta, Agrotis fatidica, Agrotis giffardi, Agrotis gladiaria, Agrotis graslini, Agrotis gravis, Agrotis haifae, Agrotis hephaestaea, Agrotis herzogi, Agrotis hispidula, Agrotis innominata, Agrotis interjectionis, Agrotis kinabaluensis, Agrotis kingi, Agrotis lasserrei, Agrotis longidentifera, Agrotis magnipunctata, Agrotis malefida, Agrotis margelanoides, Agrotis melanoneura, Agrotis mesotoxa, Agrotis microreas, Agrotis munda, Agrotis obesa, Agrotis obliqua, Agrotis orthogonia, Agrotis panoplias, Agrotis perigramma, Agrotis photophila, Agrotis pierreti, Agrotis plumiger, Agrotis poliophaea, Agrotis poliotis, Agrotis porphyricollis, Agrotis psammocharis, Agrotis psammophaea, Agrotis puta, Agrotis radians, Agrotis ripae, Agrotis robustior, Agrotis ruta, Agrotis sabulosa, Agrotis sardzeana, Agrotis scruposa, Agrotis simplonia, Agrotis spinifera, Agrotis stigmosa, Agrotis subalba, Agrotis submolesta, Agrotis syricola, Agrotis taiwana, Agrotis tephrias, Agrotis trifurca, Agrotis trux, Agrotis turbans, Agrotis vancouverensis, Agrotis venerabilis, Agrotis vestigialis, Agrotis vetusta, Agrotis volubilis, Agrotis xiphias, Agrotis yelai, Bogong moth, Cutworm, Dark Sword-grass, Heart and Club, Heart and Dart, Kerr's Noctuid Moth, Laysan Noctuid Moth, Midway Noctuid Moth, Poko Noctuid Moth, Procellaris Grotis Noctuid Moth, Turnip Moth. Excerpt: Agrotis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. A number of the species of this genus are extinct. Many of the species are of great importance as cutworms, major agricultural pests whose larvae hide by day and emerge at night to feed. The name cutworm refers to the habit of the larvae, of cutting down and partly eating garden and crop plants, especially seedlings. Not all cutworms are in the genus Agrotis, though it may well be the genus that includes the largest number of cutworm species, and the most agriculturally important cutworm species. The Bogong moth, itself a cutworm, also has been of importance as a seasonal food for humans, valued by indigenous Australians. The Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species, but it is also found in Asia and Africa, very likely having been spread by the international trade in nursery stock. It is a cutworm in the genus Agrotis, which possibly is the genus that includes the largest number of species of cutworms. Illustration of Caterpillar and Imago Larva This is a very variable species with the forewings ranging from pale buff through to almost black. The paler forms have three dark-bordered stigmata on each forewing. The main feature distinguishing it from other Agrotis species is the very pale hindwings, pure white in the males, pearly grey in the females. The wingspan is 32-42 mm. Two broods are produced each year, the adults flying in May and June and again in August and September. The species flies at night and is attracted to light and nectar-rich flowers. The species overwinters as a caterpillar. Agrotis segetum is one of the most important species of Noctuid moths whose larvae are called cutworms. The larvae are generally grey, sometimes tinged with purple. They attack...