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.
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