Agrotis legraini Wiltshire, 1994

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Agrotis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Wiltshire, 1994
Citation:	Agrotis legraini n. sp.
Original genus:	Agrotis
Publication:	Wiltshire E. P. 1994. Arabian Lepidoptera: a supplement to the Catalogue of Saudi Arabian Macro-Heterocera.
Journal:	Fauna of Saudi Arabia
Volume:	14
Issue:
Pagination:	120–121, fig. 17; pl. 1, figs 5, 6

Agrotis legraini (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Does not belong to the genus Agotis (A. Legrain i.l. 19.xi.2017).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Agrotis legraini Wiltshire, 1994	Holotype	♂		Holotype ♂, coll. Legrain	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, Makkah-Taif Road, Escarpment, 700 m, 19–26.xi.1992, leg. A. Legrain.
Agrotis legraini Wiltshire, 1994	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 1♂, 2♀, genitalia slide E. P. Wiltshire 2756♂, NHMUK, coll. Legrain.	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, Makkah-Taif Road, Escarpment, 700 m, 19–26.xi.1992, leg. A. Legrain.

Distribution note:

Also occurs in South Africa, Namibia etc. (A. Legrain i.l.).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Agrotis legraini Wiltshire, 1994	Saudi Arabia		Wiltshire E. P. 1994. Arabian Lepidoptera: a supplement to the Catalogue of Saudi Arabian Macro-Heterocera. page 120
Agrotis legraini Wiltshire, 1994	Yemen		Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Bischof A. 1999. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected by A. Bischof, H. Hacker and H.-P. Schreier in autumn 1996 and B. Müller in summer 1987. page 281

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Agrotis legraini (1)

Agrotis legraini (2)

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