Apamea amputatrix

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Yellow-headed cutworm
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Status TNC G5.svg
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. amputatrix
Binomial name
Apamea amputatrix
(Fitch, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Apamea castaneaGrote, 1874
  • Eurois pluviosaWalker, 1865
  • Hadena amicaHarris, 1863

(preocc.)

  • Hadena amputatrixFitch, 1857
  • Hadena arcticaFreyer, 1842
  • Hadena formosusEllsworth, 1918

Apamea amputatrix, the yellow-headed cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, north to the Arctic.

Description

Apamea amputatrix Apamea Bruce.jpg
Apamea amputatrix

This wingspan is about 40 mm. The moth flies from April to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a wide range of host plants, including vegetable crops.

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