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Agrotis dislocata

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Agrotis dislocata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. dislocata
Binomial name
Agrotis dislocata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Leucania dislocata Walker, 1856
  • Feltia dislocata
  • Euxoa dislocata
  • Feltia lookii Swezey, 1947

Agrotis dislocata, the lesser native cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii and Laysan.

The larvae feed on various garden crops, Chenopodium, grasses and sugarcane. It can be a pest in sugarcane, in gardens and in other crops.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.