Agrotis arenarius

Agrotis arenarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: A. arenarius
Binomial name
Agrotis arenarius
Neil, 1983

Agrotis arenarius is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Sable Island, Nova Scotia.

Some biologists think it survived on the Sable Island Bank during the Ice Age. However, there is geological evidence that the Sable Island Bank was flooded after the glaciers melted. If the island formed since then, it could not have been a refuge during the Ice Age.

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