Agrotis exclamationis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart)
GenusAgrotis (darts)
TribeNoctuini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyNOCTUINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart) :
1: Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart)
16 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap, 15/16 June 02
Image 1: Front viewImage 2: Front view (2)Image 3: Oblique viewImage 4: Rear viewImage 5: Side viewImage 6: Top viewImage 7: Top view (2)Image 8: UndersideImage 9: Underside (2)
2: Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart)
3 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath Trap 2-3/6/02
Image 1: Front viewImage 2: Front view (2)Image 3: Rear viewImage 4: Side viewImage 5: Side view (2)Image 6: Side view (3)Image 7: Side view (4)Image 8: Top viewImage 9: Top view (2)Image 10: UndersideImage 11: Underside (2)Image 12: Underside (3)Image 13: Front view - enlarged
3: Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart)
28 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Male, in MV trap
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart, Heart & Dart)
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