Agrotis lata explained

Agrotis lata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1835. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia,^[1] Portugal and Spain, as well as on Sardinia, Sicily and Malta.^[2] It has also been recorded from Turkey and possibly Syria and Israel.

The wingspan is 36–44 mm. Adults are on wing in October and November.^[3]

Description from Seitz

Forewing pale ochreous, the veins and costal streak greyish white.The ab. lata Tr. (5a) is darker, greyer without the brown tinge [than ''[[Agrotis bigramma|crassa]] Hbn. (= huguenini Ruhl)].^[4]

External links

• "Agrotis lata (Treitschke, 1835)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Agrotis lata, Treitschke, 1835 . African Moths . 2013-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206043205/http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/NOCTUIIDAE/NOCTUINAE/agrotis%20lata.htm . 2013-12-06 . dead.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203061721/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=448443 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www.noctuidae.de/page/art/lata.html Noctuidae.de
4. Seitz A., 1914 Gross-Schmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes. Band 3: Die eulenartigen Nachtfalter. - 1-511 S., Taf.1-75, Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.