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Abagrotis trigona

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Luteous dart
Abagrotis trigona, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Abagrotis
Species:
A. trigona
Binomial name
Abagrotis trigona
Smith, 1893
Synonyms
  • Abagrotis sambo

Abagrotis trigona, the luteous dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Smith in 1893. It is found in North America from western South Dakota and south-western Manitoba west across southern Saskatchewan and Alberta to Vancouver Island, south to the Mexican border. There is also a disjunct population in Ohio.

The wingspan is 28–30 mm. Adults are on wing in August.

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  • Anweiler, G. G. (September 5, 2003). "Species Details Abagrotis trigona". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.