| Agrotis obesa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. obesa |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis obesa Boisduval, 1829 | |
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Agrotis obesa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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 larvae 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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