Glassy cutworm | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Apamea |
Species: | A. devastator
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Binomial name | |
Apamea devastator (
Brace, 1819)
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Synonyms | |
Apamea devastator, the glassy cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The moth is found in northeastern North America, including Nova Scotia, Alberta, New York, Ohio, and Massachusetts. [3] [4]
The wingspan is 35 to 40 mm. [3] The moth flies from May to September, depending on the location. [4]
The larva, a cutworm, feeds on various grasses. It is subterranean and attacks the roots and basal stems of its hosts. [4]