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Agrotis vancouverensis

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ4694388 ↗
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Agrotis vancouverensis, the Vancouver dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in the Pacific Northwest of North America and is common west of the Cascade Mountains.

The length of the forewings is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing in late spring and early summer. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various herbs.

Subspecies

Agrotis vancouverensis vancouverensis

Agrotis vancouverensis semiclarata

Agrotis vancouverensis dentilinea

References

Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Agrotis vancouverensis". University of Alberta Museums.

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This entry incorporates text from “Agrotis vancouverensis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.