Agrotis obliqua is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Edgar Albert Smith in 1903. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, south to Colorado, Arizona and California.
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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. obliqua
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| Agrotis obliqua E. A. Smith, 1903
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The wingspan is about 30 mm (1.2 in). Adults are on wing in spring and early summer. There is one generation per year.
References
edit- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Agrotis obliqua". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "933522.00 – 10660 – Agrotis obliqua – (Smith, 1903)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "Agrotis obliqua (Smith 1903)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 15, 2020.