Agrotis venerabilis

Species of moth

Dusky cutworm

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

A. venerabilis

Binomial name
Agrotis venerabilis

Walker, 1857

Agrotis venerabilis, the dusky cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found from coast to coast from central Canada south to Mexico.

The wingspan is about 37 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September in temperate climes within their range. They have a much wider season in the Neotropics, starting at least as early as March.

The larvae feed on Medicago sativa, Trifolium, Nicotiana tabacum, Viola, Stellaria media, Avena sativa and Zea mays.

## Subspecies

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* Agrotis venerabilis venerabilis
* Agrotis venerabilis arida

## External links

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* "Species Details Agrotis venerabilis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
* "Agrotis venerabilis Walker 1857". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

Taxon identifiers

Agrotis venerabilis|

* Wikidata: Q4694390
* BAMONA: Agrotis-venerabilis
* BOLD: 17095
* BugGuide: 9846
* CoL: 5TTDY
* EoL: 447197
* GBIF: 1770918
* iNaturalist: 203458
* IRMNG: 11431388
* ITIS: 188676
* LepIndex: 248514
* MONA: 10651
* NatureServe: 2.120181
* NCBI: 689057
* Open Tree of Life: 891520

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