Agrotis obesa

Agrotis obesa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Agrotis
Species:	A. obesa
Binomial name
	Agrotis obesa; (Boisduval, 1829)
Synonyms
	Agrotis lipara Rambur, 1848; Euxoa obesa; Euxoa scytha;

Agrotis obesa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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.

Adults are on wing from September to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvas 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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