| Turnip moth | |
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| Adult moth | |
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| Mounted | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. segetum
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Agrotis segetum, sometimes known as the turnip moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1] It is a common European species and it is found in Africa and across Eurasia except for the northernmost parts.
It is a cutworm in the genus Agrotis, which possibly is the genus that includes the largest number of species of cutworms.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 January 2019.