Agrotis admirationis is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1868 from specimens collected by Richard William Fereday.[4] Specimens of this species have been taken in Christchurch.[5] Its favoured host plants are herbs found in open areas.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. admirationis
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References
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- ^ a b "Agrotis admirationis Guenée, 1868". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019). "Agrotis admirationis Guenée, 1868 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. doi:10.15468/39omei. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Agrotis admirationis Guenee 1868". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Guenée, Achille (1868). "New species &c, of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Canterbury, New Zealand, collected by Mr R. W. Fereday". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 5: 38. ISSN 0013-8908. Retrieved 12 January 2017 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & Co. p. 31. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Patrick, H.J.H.; Bowie, M.H.; Fox, B.W.; Patrick, B.H. (2011). "The moths of Quail Island (Otamahua): a faunal comparison of an island under restoration with other sites on Banks Peninsula" (PDF). New Zealand Natural Sciences Journal. 36: 57–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-01-26.