Agrotis dislocata
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| Agrotis dislocata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. dislocata |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis dislocata (Walker, 1856) | |
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Agrotis dislocata, the lesser native cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii and Laysan.
The larvae feed on various garden crops, Chenopodium, grasses and sugarcane. It can be a pest in sugarcane, in gardens and in other crops.
References
[edit]- ↑ Walker, A.; Medeiros, M.J. (2021). "Agrotis dislocata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T188975110A189703112. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T188975110A189703112.en. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
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