Agrotis subalba

Agrotis subalba, the grey cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in South Africa.

Agrotis subalba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species:
A. subalba
Binomial name
Agrotis subalba
Walker, 1857

It is considered a pest on Zea mays (corn or maize) and Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato).

  • Kemal, Muhabbet & Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera (PDF). Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19 via Internet Archive.


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