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Agrotis simplonia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Agrotis
Species:	A. simplonia
Binomial name
Agrotis simplonia (Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
Noctua simplonia Scotia simplonia Euxoa simplonia Agrotis nigrescens Agrotis suffusa Agrotis obsolescens Agrotis coralita

Agrotis simplonia is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Alps, Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Mountains and the Apennine Mountains on heights between 1,200 and 3,000 meters.

Contents

• Taxonomy
• References
• External links

The wingspan is 32–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Taxonomy

The Spanish population was described as a separate species Agrotis coralita by Hospital in 1948. This is now considered a synonym.

References

External links

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• Funet Taxonomy
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