IDENTIFICATION OF THE EGYPTIAN SPECIES OF CUTWORM GENERA AGROTIS, NOCTUA AND SCOTIA (LEPIDOPTERA – NOCTUIDAE) BASED ON MALE AND FEMALE GENITALIA

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Protection Departement, Faculty of Agric., Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt.

2 Plant Protection Reseach Institute, ARC, Dokki., Giza.

Abstract

eleven cutworm species (Lepidoptera- Noctuidae) are identified here based on the general colour of moths and the taxonomical characters of the male and female genitalia these are: Agrotis crassa (Ersch.), A. haifae herzogi (Rebel), A. ipsilon (Huf.) , A. pictifascia (Hamp.), A. pierrettii (Bug.), A. puta (H.) ,A. ripae (Baker) , A. spinifera (H.), A. trux (H.), Noctua pronuba L. and Scotia segetum (D. Sciff.). Keys to the species based on male and female genitalia are presented together with illustrations.Common names, synonyms and host records are provided.

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