Agrotis dislocata
| Agrotis dislocata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. dislocata |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis dislocata (Walker, 1856) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Lesser Native Cutworm (Agrotis dislocata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii and Laysan.
The larvae feed on various garden crops, Chenopodium, grasses and sugarcane. It often becomes a bad pest in surgarcane, as well as in gardens and also on other crops.
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