Agrotis lanzarotensis Rebel, 1894

Host plants:
The larvae are polyphagous on grasses and herbs of the sand dunes.

Habitat:
Agrotis lanzarotensis inhabits sandy areas with dunes.

Life cycle:
The moths occur most often in winter, especially between late October and December. The larvae develop in winter and spring on the sand therophytes. The prepupa aestivates deep in the sand and bridges the arid summer time where no fresh green occurs.

Remarks:
Agrotis lanzarotensis is endemic to the eastern Canaries (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and S-Gran Canaria). At the moment also the populations of the Ilhas Selvagens (Portugal) are considered to belong to that species.