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Glassy cutworm

(Apamea devastator)

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Description

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. The wingspan is 35 to 40 mm. The moth flies from May to September, depending on the location. The larva, a cutworm, feeds on various grasses. It is subterranean and attacks the roots and basal stems of its hosts. Apamea is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Some Apamea species are pest insects. The larval Apamea niveivenosa is a cutworm known as a pest of grain crops in North America. The larva of A. apamiformis is the rice worm, the most serious insect pest of cultivated wild rice in the Upper Midwest of the United States.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Apamea
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