Taxonomic Information
grotis Ochsenheimer, 1816, species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Agrotis amphora (Hampson, 1903). Pakistan; India: Kashmir.
Agrotis arnoldi (Turati, 1933). Pakistan.
Agrotis beesoni Kapur & Aurora, 1971. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agrotis cuprea (Moore, 1867). India: West Bengal.
Agrotis duosigna (Hampson, 1903). India: Kashmir.
Agrotis justa Corti, 1932. Nepal.
Agrotis maculaclarus Plante, 1979. Nepal.
Agrotis nagyapo Ronkay & Varga, 1998. Nepal.
Agrotis punctipes Walker, 1865. Sri Lanka.
Agrotis fraterna Moore, 1882. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal, Punjab.
Agrotis myanmara Pekarsky, 2019. Myanmar.
Agrotis yoshimotoi Ronkay & Varga in Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998. Nepal.
Agrotis rupicapra Ronkay & Varga in Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998. Nepal.
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766). Indian subcontinent.
Agrotis biconica Kollar, [1844]. Indian subcontinent.
Agrotis indiana Guenée, 1852. Nepal; India: Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Agrotis violacea (Butler, 1889). India: Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Agrotis longidentifera (Hampson, 1903). Islands in Indian Ocean.
Agrotis sardzeana Brandt, 1941. Pakistan; India.
Agrotis subspinifera (Hampson, 1903). Pakistan; India.
Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775). India: North India.
Agrotis spinifera Hübner, 1808 – Gregson's dart moth. Indian Subcontinent. Considered junior synonym of Agrotis biconica Kollar, [1844].
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Agrotis spp. Ochsenheimer, 1816 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/agrotis-spp, accessed 2025/11/02.









