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A Swordsman Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/6/2014).
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TJ Walters.
A Swordsman Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/17/2016). Verified by Roger Downer (BAMONA).
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Swordsman Dart Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/14/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Swordsman Dart Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/27/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
Swordsman Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/15/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Swordsman Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Swordsman Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/12/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Swordsman Dart Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/24/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Swordsman Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/12/2003).
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Larry Line.
A Swordsman Dart Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/4/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Swordsman Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
A Swordsman Dart Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/29/2001).
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Mark Etheridge.
Source: Wikipedia
Agrotis gladiaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Agrotis |
Species: | A. gladiaria
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Binomial name | |
Agrotis gladiaria Morrison, 1875
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Agrotis gladiaria, the swordsman dart or claybacked cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in south-eastern Canada from Nova Scotia to Ontario and in the United States from Maine to the panhandle of Florida, west to eastern Texas, eastern Kansas, eastern Nebraska, southern Wisconsin and Michigan.
The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. Adults are on wing from September to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Rubus, Poa, Andropogon, Brassica oleracea, Trifolium, Zea mays, Solidago, Hordeum pusillum, Avena, Allium, Ipomoea batatas, Nicotiana and Solanum lycopersicum.
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