Status and redescription of the South American pest species Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera. Noctuidae), a history of misidentifications

Agrotis robusta (Blanchard, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a species of economic importance in South American. This species is considered pest on seedlings of several crops. Agrotis robusta is commonly confused and treated as Agrotis malefida Guenée, 1852 and only a couple of works cite A. robust...

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Main Authors: Germán San Blas, María José Barrionuevo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2013-11-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/915
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description Agrotis robusta (Blanchard, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a species of economic importance in South American. This species is considered pest on seedlings of several crops. Agrotis robusta is commonly confused and treated as Agrotis malefida Guenée, 1852 and only a couple of works cite A. robusta for South America and none mention it as a species of economic importance. The aim of this work is to redescribe and illustrate the adult and male and female genitalia of A. robusta. Also to provide an identification key to closely related pest species in South America with which A. robusta has been confused. Four new synonymies with Agrotis robusta are established: Agrotis aureolum Schaus, 1898, Scotia koehleri Berio, 1963, Scotia (Feltia) fulvaurea Köhler, 1966, and Scotia (Feltia) ancastiensis Köhler, 1966.
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spelling doaj-art-cd8172fdb44540eabfd0f9eb1c08bdba2025-08-20T02:25:02ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062013-11-0184410.7550/rmb.36317Status and redescription of the South American pest species Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera. Noctuidae), a history of misidentificationsGermán San BlasMaría José BarrionuevoAgrotis robusta (Blanchard, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a species of economic importance in South American. This species is considered pest on seedlings of several crops. Agrotis robusta is commonly confused and treated as Agrotis malefida Guenée, 1852 and only a couple of works cite A. robusta for South America and none mention it as a species of economic importance. The aim of this work is to redescribe and illustrate the adult and male and female genitalia of A. robusta. Also to provide an identification key to closely related pest species in South America with which A. robusta has been confused. Four new synonymies with Agrotis robusta are established: Agrotis aureolum Schaus, 1898, Scotia koehleri Berio, 1963, Scotia (Feltia) fulvaurea Köhler, 1966, and Scotia (Feltia) ancastiensis Köhler, 1966.https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/915economic importanceAgrotis malefidaSouth America
spellingShingle Germán San Blas
María José Barrionuevo
Status and redescription of the South American pest species Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera. Noctuidae), a history of misidentifications
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
economic importance
Agrotis malefida
South America
title Status and redescription of the South American pest species Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera. Noctuidae), a history of misidentifications
title_full Status and redescription of the South American pest species Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera. Noctuidae), a history of misidentifications
title_fullStr Status and redescription of the South American pest species Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera. Noctuidae), a history of misidentifications
title_full_unstemmed Status and redescription of the South American pest species Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera. Noctuidae), a history of misidentifications
title_short Status and redescription of the South American pest species Agrotis robusta (Lepidoptera. Noctuidae), a history of misidentifications
title_sort status and redescription of the south american pest species agrotis robusta lepidoptera noctuidae a history of misidentifications
topic economic importance
Agrotis malefida
South America
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/915
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