Agrotis longidentifera

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]

Agrotis longidentifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. longidentifera
Binomial name
Agrotis longidentifera
(Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Euxoa longidentifera Hampson, 1903
  • Agrotis microtica (Hampson, 1908)
  • Euxoa microtica Hampson, 1908
  • Agrotis ranavalo Viette, 1958

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 (maize or corn) plants.

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 11, 2017.


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