Old Man Dart Moth

Agrotis vetusta

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae

Agrotis vetusta, the old man dart, spotted-legged cutworm or muted dart (when referring to Agrotis vetusta mutata) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in North America, from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, southward into Mexico.

Distribution

Old Man Dart Moth — (c) Ian Manning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 51Canada · 24Mexico · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Ian Manning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionAgrotis vetusta, Wikipedia contributors

Old Man Dart Moth

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