IdentificationA medium size moth with streaky forewings. The ground color is orange-brown and buff, overlaid with dark brown and black longitudinal streaks along the veins. The costa and veins are dusted and lined with paler scales. The dark orbicular mark in an elongated streak, the reniform a dark blotch, and the claviform is long and partially filled with lighter scales. There is a broad diffuse dark subterminal line. The hindwings are dark grey to black with a pale fringe. The streaky appearance and early spring flight period will separate it from similar species.
Scientific NameAgrotis daedalusHabitat
Daedalus is a species of the arid grasslands region, where it can be found in native grasslands in areas with light or sandy soils.
Identification
A medium size moth with streaky forewings. The ground color is orange-brown and buff, overlaid with dark brown and black longitudinal streaks along the veins. The costa and veins are dusted and lined with paler…
A medium size moth with streaky forewings. The ground color is orange-brown and buff, overlaid with dark brown and black longitudinal streaks along the veins. The costa and veins are dusted and lined with paler scales. The dark orbicular mark in an elongated streak, the reniform a dark blotch, and the claviform is long and partially filled with lighter scales. There is a broad diffuse dark subterminal line. The hindwings are dark grey to black with a pale fringe. The streaky appearance and early spring flight period will separate it from similar species.
Life History
Very poorly known. The immature stages are unknown. There is a single annual brood with adults in the spring.
Conservation
This is a rather rare and local species of the native arid grasslands region.
Range
It is distributed mainly throughout the Great Plains, from west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona west to northern Nevada north to southern Alberta and south central Saskatchewan. In Alberta is has been collected from the…
It is distributed mainly throughout the Great Plains, from west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona west to northern Nevada north to southern Alberta and south central Saskatchewan. In Alberta is has been collected from the lower Red Deer River (Dinosaur Provincial Park) and Lethbridge area south.
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Page Citation for Agrotis daedalus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Agrotis daedalus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5292. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
References
AuthorLafontaine, J. Donald
TitleNoctuoidea : Noctuidae (part)
Publication Date2004
Pages385 pp.
Specimen Information
There are 5 specimens of this Species.
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