Turnip moth
Agrotis segetum, sometimes known as the turnip moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is a common European species and it is found in Africa and across Eurasia except for the northernmost parts.
| Turnip moth | |
|---|---|
| Adult moth | |
| Mounted | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. segetum |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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It is a cutworm in the genus Agrotis, which possibly is the genus that includes the largest number of species of cutworms.
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