Agrotis ipsilon Insect Nocturnal Butterfly Moth Noctuid Noctuidae

Agrotis ipsilon one wing lenght cm 1.7-2.5 Insect Nocturnal Butterfly Moth Noctuid Noctuidae.
Family: Noctuidae.
Common name:  The Dark Sword-Grass, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm, Floodplain Cutworm or Ipsilon Dart.
Syn. Phalaena ipsilon, Noctua suffusa, Noctua ypsilon, Phalaena idonea, Bombyx spinula, Phalaena spinifera, Phalaena spinula, Agrotis telifera, Agrotis bipars, Agrotis frivola, Agrotis aneituna, Agrotis pepoli, Agrotis aureolum.

Agrotis ipsilon, the dark sword-grass, black cutworm, greasy cutworm, or floodplain cutworm, is a small noctuid moth with a cosmopolitan distribution. The moth takes its scientific name from the black marks on the front wings in the shape of the letter "Y" and recalls the Greek letter upsilon. The larvae are known as "worms shearing" because they cut plants and other crops. The larvae are serious agricultural pests and feed on almost all varieties of vegetables and many important cereals.