Agarista is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by William Elford Leach in 1814..[1][2][3]

Agarista
Agarista agricola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Agarista
Leach, 1814

Species

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  • Agarista agricola - Joseph's coat moth Donovan, 1805
    • Syn. Agarista picta
    • Agarista agricola biformis Butler, 1884
    • Agarista agricola timorensis Rothschild, 1896
    • Agarista agricola daemonis Butler, 1876
  • Agarista hesperoides Walker, 1856

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Agarista​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 22, 2019). "Agarista Leach, 1814". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Agarista Leach, 1814". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 17, 2020.