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Noctuidae 933516 – 10651   Agrotis venerabilis Walker, [1857]              Venerable Dart

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Brassicaceae Caryophyllaceae Poaceae Fabaceae Solanaceae Violaceae.  Host genera: Avena Brassica Cerastium Hordeum Medicago Melilotus Nicotiana Stellaria Trifolium Viola Zea.  Host extended: low plants & crops (Beadle & Leckie 2012); Polyphagous on herbs (Poole 1989); polyphagous on small f...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: "... venerabilis is a fall flyer... dark prothoracic collar is diagnostic..." (Lafontaine 2004). Similar Species: 933523 Agrotis antica 933522 Agrotis obliqua 933517 Agrotis vancouverensis 933521 Agrotis volubilis Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: venerabilis Walker, [1857] (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10651; Lectotype: Nova Scotia Note: Lectotype designated by Lafontaine (2004). arida (Cockerell, 1913) (Feltia); TL: Boulder, CO.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 239; pl. K.30-34. order or free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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