Agrotis longidentifera
Agrotis longidentifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Agrotis |
Species: | A. longidentifera |
Binomial name | |
Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903) | |
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Agrotis longidentifera, the brown cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in eastern and southern Africa and several islands in the Indian Ocean.[1]
The adults have a wing length of about 16 mm and the males have largely bipectinate (like a comb on both sides) antennas.
The larvae can cause extensive damage to germinating Zea mays plants.
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
External links
- Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho
- Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera
- Africanmoths: picture of Agrotis longidentifera
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