Agrochola nitida (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Agrochola nitida (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Agrochola nitida (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Agrochola nitida is a Noctuidae moth found in most of Europe, with a 30–38 mm wingspan and larvae feeding on multiple plant genera.

Family
Genus
Agrochola
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Agrochola nitida (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Agrochola nitida is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It is distributed across most of Europe, but is not present in Great Britain, Ireland, or the Iberian Peninsula. This moth has a wingspan that measures approximately 30 to 38 mm. Adult moths are active in flight from mid-August through October. There is only one generation of Agrochola nitida per year. The larvae of this species feed on plants from the genera Galium, Plantago, Primula, Rumex, and Veronica.

Photo: (c) Michał Brzeziński, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michał Brzeziński · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Agrochola

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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