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Heart and dart

Agrotis exclamationis

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a quite variable species, forewings ranging from pale to dark brown but always recognizable by the distinctively shaped dark stigmata which give it its common name.

Habitat:

A familiar moth to many, it is considered one of the most common of the European region. It occurs throughout the Palearctic ecozone from Ireland to Japan.

Species ID Suggestions

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Agrotis exclamationis

Comments (3)

I gave Google the scientific name you suggested Ramon 2 and Wikipedia gave me the English name. It is such an interesting name. The name is Heart and dart!
I am dutch, don't know the English names

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