Agrotis lata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1835. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Portugal and Spain, as well as on Sardinia, Sicily and Malta. It has also been recorded from Turkey and possibly Syria and Israel.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Agrotis lata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Genus
- Agrotis
- Species
- Agrotis lata
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