Agrotis subalba
| Grey cutworm | |
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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. subalba
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis subalba Walker, 1857
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Agrotis subalba, the grey cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in South Africa.
It is considered a pest on Zea mays (corn or maize) and Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato).
External links[edit]
- Kemal, Muhabbet & Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera (PDF). Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. Vol. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19 – via Internet Archive.