Agrotis experta

Agrotis experta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: A. experta
Binomial name
Agrotis experta
(Walker, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Laphygma experta Walker, 1869
  • Laphygma innotabilis Walker, 1869

Agrotis experta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Tarapacá and Antofagasta regions of Chile and the Callao District of Peru.

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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