Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped dart
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
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;

Agrotis puta, the shuttle-shaped dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. 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.

Female, illustrated

Male, illustrated

Figs 3,3a,3b,3c larva after last moult

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)

References[]

External links[]

Kimber, Ian. "73.325 BF2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta (Hübner, [1803])". UKMoths. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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