Agrotis vancouverensis

Species of moth

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Vancouver dart

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Noctuidae
Genus:  | Agrotis
Species:  |

A. vancouverensis

Binomial name
Agrotis vancouverensis

Grote, 1873

Synonyms

* Agrotis agilis
* Agrotis hortulana
* Agrotis aeneipennis Grote, 1876
* Agrotis atha Strecker, 1898

Agrotis vancouverensis, the Vancouver dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America and is common west of the Cascade Mountains.

The length of the forewings is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing in late spring and early summer. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various herbs.

## Subspecies

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* Agrotis vancouverensis vancouverensis
* Agrotis vancouverensis semiclarata
* Agrotis vancouverensis dentilinea

## References

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* Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Agrotis vancouverensis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
* "Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands". Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived October 11, 2008.

Taxon identifiers

Agrotis vancouverensis|

* Wikidata: Q4694388
* BAMONA: Agrotis-vancouverensis
* BOLD: 17094
* BugGuide: 117923
* CoL: 65TDT
* EoL: 447190
* GBIF: 1771019
* iNaturalist: 212878
* IRMNG: 10298202
* ITIS: 937679
* LepIndex: 248508
* MONA: 10652
* NatureServe: 2.861927
* NCBI: 1485769
* Open Tree of Life: 3205654

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