Species

Agrotis vetusta (Old man dart)

Agrotis vetusta. Photo: no rights reserved

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

The Old Man Dart, Spotted-legged Cutworm or Muted Dart (when referring to Agrotis vetusta mutata) (Agrotis vetusta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, southward into Mexico.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea (Owlet moths and allies)
        Family: Noctuidae (Cutworm moths and allies)
        Subfamily: Noctuinae (Cutworms and dart moths)
        Tribe: Noctuini
        Subtribe: Agrotina
        Genus: Agrotis
        Species: Agrotis vetusta (Old man dart)

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