Agrotis alexandriensis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the coastal dunes and saline deserts along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea from Tunisia to Egypt. It was also recorded from the sand dunes of the Southern Coastal Plain in Israel. A. alexandriensis is grey with the lines and stigmata dark and distinct
| Agrotis alexandriensis | |
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| as desertorum (9b) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. alexandriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis alexandriensis Bethune-Baker, 1894
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Adults are on wing in October, November and/or April depending on the location. There are two generations per year.
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