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Agrotis admirationis
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Agrotis admirationis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1868.
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Taxonomy
This species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1868 from specimens collected by Richard William Fereday.[4] In 1887 Edward Meyrick redescribed what he thought was this species.[5] George Hudson pointed out in 1898 that Meyrick was describing a new species that Hudson named Agriotis innominata.[6] Hudson discussed and illustrated A. admirationis in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand under the name Euxoa admirationis.[7]
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Description
Guenée described this species as follows:
Superior wings smoky-grey, with the ordinary lines much sinuated, blackish and edged with greyish-white atoms; the two median lines very distant, almost parallel; the elbowed line not angulated inferiorily ; the three stigmas pale grey encircled with black; the reniform almost touches the elbowed line, and is surrounded by blackish shades; the orbicular very oblong, pyriform, and its apex almost reaching the reniform; the claviform is very oblong and distinct; the sub-terminal line vague; the hinder margin marked with black dots: inferior wings uniformly grey with whitish fringes preceded by vague black dots; beneath they are whiter with a well-marked cellular spot and median shade. Thorax very robust, grey mixed with black, with a blackish line on the anterior part of the collar. The head is darker, and so are the palpi, the last joint of which is long and truncated. Antennae strong, pectinated.[4]
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Distribution
A. admirationis is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species can be found throughout the North Island and South Island.[7]
Habitat and hosts
This species favoured larval host plants are herbs found in open areas.[8]
References
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