Agrotis puta

Agrotis puta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Agrotis
Species:	A. puta
Binomial name
Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803)
Synonyms
Agrotis renitens (Hübner, 1824) Noctua renitens Hübner, 1824 Euxoa renitens (Hübner, 1824) Noctua puta Hübner, [1803] Bombyx radius Haworth, 1803 Euxoa rotroui Rothschild, 1920 Noctua lignosa Godart, 1825 (preocc.) Xylina erythroxylea Treitschke, 1826 Agrotis radiola Stephens, 1829 Aporophyla catalaunensis Milliere, 1873 Agrotis puta var. meridionalis Spuler, 1905 Euxoa andreasi Turati, 1924 Euxoa hoggarti var. minima Turati, 1924 Euxoa silvestrii Turati, 1924

The Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is common in the Western part of Europe, but is also found in southern and central Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East.

Illustrated female

Illustrated male

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on various low growing plants.

Subspecies

• Agrotis puta puta
• Agrotis puta insula (Isles of Scilly)

External links

• Lepidoptera Mundi by Christopher Jonko
• Lepiforum.de
• UK Moths