Heart & dart
Agrotis exclamationis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The heart & dart (Agrotis exclamationis) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the heart & dart
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest, grassland, human_modified
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)
- Generations a year
- Two
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the heart & dart live?
Not recorded
Is the heart & dart endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the heart & dart classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyNoctuidae
- genusAgrotis
- SpeciesAgrotis exclamationis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Agrotis argyrii, Agrotis basilinea, Agrotis bimaculata, Agrotis brunnea, Agrotis centrifasciata, Agrotis clavus, Agrotis conjuncta, Agrotis conjunctoides, Agrotis costata, Agrotis csutaki, Agrotis cuspidata, Agrotis dufranei, Agrotis invertilinea, Agrotis juncta, Agrotis junctoides, Agrotis lineolatus, Agrotis marginata, Agrotis murina, Agrotis nervosa, Agrotis nigrata, Agrotis nigrescens, Agrotis obsoleta, Agrotis ostrogovichi, Agrotis pallida, Agrotis picea, Agrotis plaga, Agrotis posteli, Agrotis postmarginata, Agrotis protensa, Agrotis quadrimacula, Agrotis renitangens, Agrotis rufescens, Agrotis semiconfluens, Agrotis signata, Agrotis subobsoleta, Agrotis virgata, Agrotis wehrlii, Feltia exclamationis, Noctua exclamationis, Phalaena bimaculata, Phalaena exclamationis, Scotia exclamationis
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Heart and dartEnglish
- osenice vykřičníkováCzech
- Dart Calon a SaethWelsh
- MarkugleDanish
- AusrufezeichenGerman
- PõlluöölaneEstonian
- huutomerkkiyökkönenFinnish
- double-tacheFrench
- Felkiáltójeles földibagolyHungarian
- Falena cuore e frecciaItalian
- センモンヤガJapanese
- 큰거세미나방Korean
- Šauktukinis DirvinukasLithuanian
- Gewone worteluilDutch
- rolnica czopówkaPolish
- Совка восклицательнаяRussian
- siatica výkričníkováSlovak
- klicajska poljarkaSlovenian
- åkerjordflySwedish
- Совка окличнаUkrainian
- Dartiau Calon a SaethWelsh
- UdråbstegnDanish
- UdråbstegnsugleDanish
- Ypsilon-ugleDanish
- Ausrufezeichen-ErdeuleGerman
- AusrufungszeichenGerman
- Ausrufungszeichen-ErdeuleGerman
- Braungraue Gras-ErdeuleGerman
- Braungraue Gras-EuleGerman
- Gemeine GraseuleGerman
- Point d'exclamationFrench
- Point d'Exclamation (Le)French
- Falena dal doppio puntoItalian
- Falena punto esclamativoItalian
Relatives of the heart & dart
Other species in the same genus Agrotis.
Turnip moth
Agrotis segetum
Black cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bogong moth
Agrotis infusa
Shuttle shaped dart
Agrotis puta
Heart & club
Agrotis clavis
Laysan noctuid moth
Agrotis laysanensis
CompareHeart & dart vs Turnip mothHeart & dart vs Black cutwormHeart & dart vs Bogong mothHeart & dart vs Shuttle shaped dart
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the heart & dart?
The heart & dart (Agrotis exclamationis) belongs to the family Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera.
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