Abagrotis vittifrons is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in North America from eastern North Dakota and south-western Saskatchewan west to the southern interior of British Columbia, south to southern California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Abagrotis vittifrons | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Abagrotis |
Species: | A. vittifrons
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Binomial name | |
Abagrotis vittifrons Grote, 1864
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The wingspan is about 34–35 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September in one generation depending on the location.
References
edit- Anweiler, G. G. (November 13, 2003). "Species Details Abagrotis vittifrons". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.