Agrotis interjectionis

Agrotis interjectionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: A. interjectionis
Binomial name
Agrotis interjectionis
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis interjectionis Guenée, 1852
  • Agrotis orbicularis Walker, 1865
  • Agrotis significans Walker, 1865
  • Euxoa vertenteni Hulstaert, 1923
  • Euxoa interjectionis

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.

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