Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

turnip moth

on herbs

parasite

Larvae at the shallow roots and low parts.

host plants

polyphagous

Brassica; Calendula; Convolvulus arvensis; Cucumis melo, sativus; Echium; Gossypium; Helianthus annuus; Larix decidua; Lotus creticus; Medicago littoralis; Microrrhinum minus; Nicotiana glauca, tabacum; Picea abies; Pisum sativum; Solanum tuberosum; Taraxacum officinale; Trifolium repens.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Scotia segetum.

parasitoids, predators

Euplectrus geometricida, maculiventris.

references

Adolph, Kortstock, Niehoff & Schweitzer (2019a), Bacallado Aránega (1972a), Ebert (ed., 1998a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Kravchenko, Fibiger, Mooser & Muller (2006a), Lepiforum (2021), Pyrgus (2021), Viejo Montesinos, González Granados & Gómez de Aizpurua (2014a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).