Agrotis obesa
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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. obesa |
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| Agrotis obesa Boisduval, 1829 | |
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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)
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