Noctua atlantica
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| Noctua atlantica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Noctua |
| Species: | N. atlantica |
| Binomial name | |
| Noctua atlantica (Warren, 1905) | |
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Noctua atlantica is a species of yellow underwing moth belonging to the family Noctuidae, the cutworms. This moth is endemic to the Azores.[3]
Noctua atlantica was first formally described in 1905 as Agrostis atlantica by the English entomologist William Warren[2] from types which had been collected on the Azores in 1903 by the Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, who collected a series of 3 types from Terceira, Graciosa and São Jorge.[4] In 1971 it was transferred to the genus Noctua by the Austrian lepidopterist Rudolf Pinker.[2]
Description
Distribution and habitat
Noctua atlantica is endemic to the Azores where it is found on the islands of Corvo, Flores, Faial, Pico, Graciosa, São Jorge, Terceira and São Miguel. It is found in the uplands, at altitudes greater than 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. They prefer native forests, where the dominant tree is Juniperus brevifolia particularly where these forests are associated with grassy clearings. They also occur in sunny forest roads and glades of exotic coniferous plantations.[1][2]