Apamea devastator

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Glassy cutworm
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. devastator
Binomial name
Apamea devastator
(Brace, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis marshallana
  • Crymodes devastator [1]
  • Mamestra contenta
  • Mamestra ordinaria
  • Phalaena devastator(basionym) [2]
  • Polia speciosa

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]

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<i>Apamea lignicolora</i> Species of moth

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<i>Apamea niveivenosa</i> Species of moth

Apamea niveivenosa, the snowy-veined apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found across Canada and south to California.

<i>Apamea occidens</i> Species of moth

Apamea occidens, the western apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is native to western North America as far east as Alberta and Kansas.

<i>Apamea plutonia</i> Species of moth

Apamea plutonia, the dusky Quaker or dusky apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across the boreal regions, with some occurrences from as far south as New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

<i>Apamea scoparia</i> Species of moth

Apamea scoparia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Kauri Mikkola, Tomas Mustelin and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2000. It is one of the most common and widespread North American Apamea, being distributed from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska and British Columbia, and south to California and Arizona.

<i>Apamea zeta</i> Species of moth

Apamea zeta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It has a Holarctic distribution, and can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs throughout Europe and the northern half of North America.

<i>Apamea indocilis</i> Species of moth

Apamea indocilis, the ignorant apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to North America, where it is distributed throughout southern Canada and the northern United States. In the east its range extends from Newfoundland to South Carolina. In the west it occurs as far south as San Francisco Bay and in the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico.

<i>Euxoa detersa</i> Species of moth

Euxoa detersa, the rubbed dart, sandhill cutworm or sand cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to North Carolina, west to Nebraska, north to Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

<i>Apamea quinteri</i> Species of moth

Apamea quinteri is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

Apamea atrosuffusa is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America.

Apamea tahoeensis is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

Apamea relicina is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

Apamea siskiyou is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Apamea devastator". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. Brace, John P. (1819). "Description of the Phalaena Devastator, (the Insect that produces the Cut-worm)". American Journal of Science. 1: 154–155.
  3. 1 2 Barkley, Shelley. "Glassy Cutworm". Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Apamea devastator". The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio. Ohio State University. Retrieved 2 March 2018.