- Source: Agrotera (moth)
Agrotera is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It is the type genus of the tribe Agroterini and currently comprises 28 species distributed in the Afrotropical, Palearctic, Indomalayan and Australasian realm.
The caterpillars of Agrotera species feed on a variety of plants in the families Anacardiaceae, Betulaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Fagaceae, Lythraceae, Melastomataceae, Myrtaceae and Rubiaceae.
The genera Leucinodella, Nistra, Sagariphora and Tetracona have been treated as synonyms of Agrotera in the past, but a recent taxonomic revision found them to be valid genera.
Species
Agrotera aculeata Liu, Qi & Wang, 2020 - Hainan
Agrotera albalis Maes, 2003 - Príncipe
Agrotera atalis Viette, 1958 - Madagascar
Agrotera barcealis (Walker, 1859) - Sri Lanka, Borneo and West Papua
Agrotera basinotata Hampson, 1891 - Tamil Nadu
Agrotera citrina Hampson, 1899 - Ghana
Agrotera dentata Liu, Qi & Wang, 2020 - Hainan
Agrotera discinotata Swinhoe, 1894 - Meghalaya
Agrotera effertalis (Walker, 1859) - Sri Lanka
Agrotera endoxantha Hampson, 1899 - New Guinea
Agrotera flavobasalis Inoue, 1996 - Bonin Islands
Agrotera fumosa Hampson, 1899 - Ghana
Agrotera genuflexa Chen, Horak, Du & Zhang, 2017 - Queensland
Agrotera glycyphanes Turner, 1913 - Northern Australia
Agrotera ignepicta Hampson, 1899 - Queensland
Agrotera ignepictoides Rothschild, 1916 - Papua
Agrotera lienpingialis Caradja, 1925 - China
Agrotera longitabulata Chen, Horak, Du & Zhang, 2017 - Queensland
Agrotera mysolalis (Walker, 1866) - West Papua
Agrotera namorokalis Marion & Viette, 1956 - Madagascar
Agrotera nemoralis (Scopoli, 1763) - Eurasia
Agrotera ornata Wileman & South, 1917 - Taiwan
Agrotera protensa Liu, Qi & Wang, 2020 - Hainan
Agrotera robustispina Lu, Qi & Wang, 2020 - Hainan
Agrotera rufitinctalis Hampson, 1917 - Malawi
Agrotera scissalis (Walker, 1866 - Java
Agrotera semipictalis Kenrick, 1907 - Papua New Guinea
Agrotera setipes Hampson, 1899 - Natuna Islands
Former species
Agrotera amathealis (Walker, 1859) - transferred to Tetracona amathealis (Walker, 1859)
Agrotera coelatalis (Walker, 1859) - transferred to Nistra coelatalis Walker, 1859
Agrotera leucostola Hampson, 1896 - transferred to Leucinodella leucostola (Hampson, 1896)
Agrotera magnificalis Hampson, 1893 - transferred to Sagariphora magnificalis (Hampson, 1893)
Agrotera pictalis (Warren, 1896) - transferred to Tetracona pictalis Warren, 1896