Agrotis benitezi León, 2010

(Figs 16, 17, 52, 70, 83, 100)

Agrotis benitezi León, in León et al., 2010: 330, figs 1, 5–7. Holotype: ♂ Chile, VII región, Paso Internacional Pehuenche, 2500m, 1–15-I-1996 (R. Badilla coll.) (UCCC). Examined. Allotype: ♀ Chile, VII región, Paso Internacional Pehuenche, 2500m, 1–15-I-1996 (R. Badilla coll.) (UCCC). Examined. Paratypes: 2 ♂ ♀ Chile, VII región, Paso Internacional Pehuenche, 2500m, 1–15-I-1996 (R. Badilla coll.) (UCCC), 3 ♂ 16–30-III-1996 (R. Badilla coll.) (UCCC), 2 ♂ 1–15-I- 1997 (R. Badilla coll.) (UCCC); 2 ♂ ♀ 16–30-I-1997 (R. Badilla coll.) (UCCC). Examined.

Diagnosis. Agrotis benitezi differs from other South American species of Agrotis by the following combination of characters: 1) tegulum lighter than thorax; 2) forewing subterminal line light brown; 3) basal and antemedial lines double, postmedial line single; 4) in male genitalia vesica 2–3 × as long as aedeagus; and 5) basal spined band present.

Redescription. Male (Figs 16, 52, 70). Female (Figs 17, 83). (see León et al., 2010: 330). Distribution. Restricted to Chile, Region VII, Pehuenche border crossing (Fig. 100).