Turnip moth
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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.[1] It is a common European species and it is found in Africa and across Eurasia except for the northernmost parts.
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Turnip moth | |
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Adult moth | |
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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.