Turnip moth Agrotis segetum by Theo

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Turnip moth Agrotis segetum by Theo

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. 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.
Etymology meaning
agrotis=of the fields=των χωραφιών (Google translator)
Probably too agricola=αγρότης=farmer
segetum=genitive plural of seges=a field sown or planted with wheat, oats, or barley
Identification Θανάσης Ζάχος.
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