Agrotis admirationis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Agrotis |
Species: | A. admirationis
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Binomial name | |
Agrotis admirationis | |
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Agrotis admirationis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1868 from specimens collected by Richard William Fereday.[4] Specimens of this species have been taken in Christchurch.[5] Its favoured host plants are herbs found in open areas.[6]