---
title: "Turnip Moth"
description: "Agrotis segetum — Insetti e ragni. Agrotis segetum, sometimes known as the turnip moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/turnip-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Turnip Moth

> Agrotis segetum — Insetti e ragni. Agrotis segetum, sometimes known as the turnip moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Agrotis segetum*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 17255
- Wikidata: [Q1088853](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1088853)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84455](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84455)

## Names

- en: Turnip Moth
- de: Saateule
- es: Palomilla del nabo
- fr: Noctuelle des moissons
- nl: Gewone velduil
- pl: Rolnica zbożówka

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3578), ES (1600), DE (1224), PT (897), FR (762), RU (536), UA (527), HU (506), DK (422), IT (391), SE (347), AT (338)

## Summary

Agrotis segetum, sometimes known as the turnip moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is a common European species and it is found in Africa and across Eurasia except for the northernmost parts.
It is a cutworm in the genus Agrotis, which possibly is the genus that includes the largest number of species of cutworms.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip_moth

## Photo

![Turnip Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/turnip-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65329244

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/turnip-moth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).