Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Turnip Moth)

Interactions where Agrotis segetum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Periscepsia carbonaria a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Periscepsia carbonaria/Periscepsia carbonariaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Agrotis segetum/Agrotis segetumturnip mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Nilea hortulana a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
On some parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera bred from lepidopterous hosts. Part 1: with a description of Frontina laeta Mg., (Dipt: Larvaevoridae), Hammond, H.E. & Smith, K.G.V., 1953
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Nilea hortulana/Nilea hortulanaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Agrotis segetum/Agrotis segetumturnip mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Gonia divisa a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Gonia divisa/Gonia divisaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Agrotis segetum/Agrotis segetumturnip mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Questionable Pales pavida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pales pavida/Pales pavidaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Agrotis segetum/Agrotis segetumturnip moth?larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Linnaemya comta a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Linnaemya comta/Linnaemya comtaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Agrotis segetum/Agrotis segetumturnip mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Ophion luteus agg. yellow ophion Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Ophion luteus agg./Ophion luteus agg.yellow ophionlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Agrotis segetum/Agrotis segetumturnip mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Hammond, H.E. & Smith, K.G.V., 1953On some parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera bred from lepidopterous hosts. Part 1: with a description of Frontina laeta Mg., (Dipt: Larvaevoridae)Ent. Gazette 4: 273-279.

Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgrotis segetum (Turnip Moth)
GenusAgrotis (darts)
TribeNoctuini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyNOCTUINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Khan, S.M. 1991 Biology of Meloboris collector (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidae) a solitary endoparasitoid of Agrotis segetum (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Gomal Univ. J . Res. Vol 11 (1): 89-98.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 8 images of Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth)
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