Agrotis admirationis

Agrotis admirationis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1868 from specimens collected by Richard William Fereday.[4] Specimens of this species have been taken in Christchurch.[5] Its favoured host plants are herbs found in open areas.[6]

Agrotis admirationis
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Agrotis
Species:	A. admirationis
Binomial name
Agrotis admirationis Guenée, 1868[1]
Synonyms[2]
Euxoa admirationis (Guenée, 1868) Chersotis inconspicua Butler, 1880 Euxoa obscura Salmon, 1946 Chersotis sericea Butler, 1879

References

1. "Agrotis admirationis Guenée, 1868". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
2. "Agrotis admirationis Guenée, 1868 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. doi:10.15468/39omei. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
3. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Agrotis admirationis Guenee 1868". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
4. Guenée, Achille (1868). "New species &c, of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Canterbury, New Zealand, collected by Mr R. W. Fereday". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 5: 38. ISSN 0013-8908. Retrieved 12 January 2017 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
5. Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & Co. p. 31. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
6. Patrick, H.J.H.; Bowie, M.H.; Fox, B.W.; Patrick, B.H. (2011). "The moths of Quail Island (Otamahua): a faunal comparison of an island under restoration with other sites on Banks Peninsula" (PDF). New Zealand Natural Sciences Journal. 36: 57–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-01-26.