Agrotis interjectionis

Short description: Species of moth

Agrotis interjectionis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Noctuidae
Genus:  | Agrotis
Species:  |

A. interjectionis

Binomial name
Agrotis interjectionis

(Guenée, 1852)

Synonyms

* Euxoa vertenteni Agrotis interjectionis
* Guenée, 1852 Walker, 1865
* Hulstaert, 1923 Euxoa interjectionis
* Agrotis significans
* Agrotis orbicularis Walker, 1865

Agrotis interjectionis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Northern Territory of Australia , Malaysia and from Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi to Vanuatu.

The larvae are considered a pest on a wide range of tropical crops in South-East Asia, including Saccharum officinarum, Zea mays, Elaeis guineensis, Nicotiana tabacum, Arachis hypogaea, Sesamum, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Gossypium and Allium.

## External links

* Australian Faunal Directory

Wikidata ☰ Q4694347 entry

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