Agrotis ipsilon, Crete - photo © Heiner Ziegler
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
MOTH INFO
Agrotis ipsilon is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
Synonyms
Phalaena ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctua suffusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Phalaena idonea (Cramer, 1780)
Bombyx spinula (Esper, 1786)
Phalaena spinifera (Villers, 1789)
Phalaena spinula (Donovan, 1801)
Bombyx spiniferus (Haworth, 1803)
Agrotis telifera (Harris, 1841)
Agrotis bipars (Walker, 1857)
Agrotis frivola (Wallengren, 1860)
Agrotis aureolum (Schaus, 1898)
Common name
Dark Sword-grass, Ipsilon Dart
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Agrotis
Wingspan
35-50 mm
Habitat
Food plant
The polyphagous larva feeds on the roots of various plants, i.e. Chenopodiaceae (Beta vulgaris, Atriplex prostrata), Solanaceae (Nicotiana), Rosaceae (Crataegus), Vitaceae (Vitis vinifera), etc.
Flight period
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