Agrotis boetica is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the desert regions of North Africa and southern Spain, with its range extending east to Israel.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. boetica
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis boetica (Boisduval, [1837])
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Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Lithospermum, Echinops and Astragalus species.
References
edit- ^ Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Mooser, J.; Muller, G. C. (2006). "The Noctuinae of Israel" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 34: 353–370. Archived from the original on May 17, 2010.