Abrostola agnorista
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| Abrostola agnorista | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Abrostola |
| Species: | A. agnorista |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrostola agnorista Dufay, 1956 | |
Abrostola agnorista is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Romania, ex-Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, France and Hungary.
The wingspan is 24–32 mm. It is very similar to Abrostola triplasia and the two species can only be distinguished by a genital examination . Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Parietaria officinalis and Urtica species.
