Agrotis interjectionis
Agrotis interjectionis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Agrotis |
Species: | A. interjectionis |
Binomial name | |
Agrotis interjectionis (Guenée, 1852) | |
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Agrotis interjectionis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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.