Agrotis xiphias
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Agrotis xiphias Meyrick, 1899
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Agrotis xiphias is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Maui.
It is a distinctively marked species whose pattern is subject to considerable variation.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.