Biology:Agrotis obesa

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Short description: Species of moth

Agrotis obesa
Euxoa obesa.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. obesa
Binomial name
Agrotis obesa
Boisduval, 1829
Synonyms
  • Rambur, 1848
  • Euxoa obesa Agrotis lipara
  • Euxoa scytha

Agrotis obesa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from south-eastern Europe, the Near East and the Middle East to China . In North Africa, it is known from Morocco to Algeria.

Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various low-growing herbaceous plants.

Subspecies

  • Agrotis obesa obesa (south-western Europe, Morocco, Algeria)
  • Agrotis obesa scytha (Greece to south-western Russia, Turkestan, Caucasus, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4694358 entry