73.325 Agrotis puta (Shuttle-shaped Dart)
fw: 12-16mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 30-32mm (MBGBI9); Apr-Oct; various herbaceous plants; common in England & Wales.
ssp puta occurs throughout England & Wales (except Scilly), ssp insula occurs on the Isles of Scilly
ssp puta occurs throughout England & Wales (except Scilly), ssp insula occurs on the Isles of Scilly
Agrotis puta ssp puta (Shuttle-shaped Dart) §4 male
ID: Pale elongate oval mark, dark kidney mark, small dart mark; contrastingly pale thorax and tegulae. Male forewing pale greyish brown, darker at base; female more uniformly dark brown to blackish.
There does not appear to be any reliable external or genital means of distinguishing A.puta from A.catalaunensis (Grouville Dart).
There does not appear to be any reliable external or genital means of distinguishing A.puta from A.catalaunensis (Grouville Dart).
|
§1 Foulness, Essex; 21/04/2007; male
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/04/2007; female §3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 27/04/2007; male §4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/09/2009; male; fw 12.8mm §5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 01/10/2013; male §6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 03/10/2013; male; fw 13.5mm §7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 19/05/2014; male; fw 16.0mm §8 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 27/09/2014; female; fw 14.3mm §9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/04/2015; male All images © Chris Lewis |
§10 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 19/10/2015; male
§11 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 23/10/2015; female; fw 14.3mm §12 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 17/10/2016; male; fw 13.4mm §13 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 05/10/2017; male §14 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 20/08/2022; female §15 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 04/05/2024 §16 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 24/10/2024; female |
Page published 23/01/2017 (§1-9) | §10-11 added 22/02/2017 | §12 added 24/06/2017 | §13 added 31/12/2017 | §14 added 02/12/2022 |
§15 added 24/05/2024 | §16 added 15/11/2024
§15 added 24/05/2024 | §16 added 15/11/2024
