Apamea amputatrix

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Yellow-headed cutworm
File:Apamea amputatrix.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. amputatrix
Binomial name
Apamea amputatrix
(Fitch, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Harris, 1863 Grote, 1874
  • Eurois pluviosa Apamea castanea
  • Walker, 1865 Hadena amica

(preocc.)

  • Hadena amputatrix Fitch, 1857
  • Hadena arctica Freyer, 1842
  • Hadena formosus Ellsworth, 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

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File: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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