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Agrotis bilitura

Agrotis bilitura

(Guenée, 1852)

Family: Noctuidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Agrotis bilitura, the potato cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Tarapacá Region to the Magallanes Region and the Juan Fernández Islands in Chile, Argentina, Huánuco Region in Peru and Uruguay.

The wingspan is 30–43 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November and in January.

The larvae feed on various plants, including beet, artichoke, cotton, beetroot, onion, cauliflower, asparagus, spinach, kidney bean, tobacco, tomato, clovers, carrot, melon, sweet cucumber, beet and cabbage.

Source: Wikipedia, article Agrotis bilitura. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 577686
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Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/27/2024
Enrico H. Vicentini



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201553427/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Agrotis bilitura – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.