Agrotis experta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Tarapacá and Antofagasta regions of Chile and the Callao District of Peru.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Agrotis |
Species: | A. experta
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Binomial name | |
Agrotis experta (Walker, 1869)
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The wingspan is 40–60 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae have been recorded on beet, sesame, alfalfa, cotton, kidney bean, Solanum tuberosum and tobacco.
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