| Agrotis panoplias | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. panoplias |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis panoplias Meyrick, 1899 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Formerly, it was endemic to Kona District, Hawaii, United States. [2]
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