Anicla infecta

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Anicla infecta
Anicla infecta – Green Cutworm Moth.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anicla
Species:
A. infecta
Binomial name
Anicla infecta
Synonyms
  • Agrotis infecta
  • Anicla mahalpa
  • Nicla alabamae
  • Agrotis praecipua
  • Nicla pauper Agrotis incivis
  • Nicla incisa Agrotis bartolemica
  • Nicla mulina

Anicla infecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae, described by Ochsenheimer in 1816. It is known as the green cutworm when a caterpillar and the green cutworm moth when mature. It is found from south-eastern Canada (Nova Scotia and Quebec) through the eastern United States and until Uruguay.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on beets, grasses and tobacco. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Benning, John (October 2015). "Odd for an Ericad: Nocturnal Pollination of Lyonia lucida (Ericaceae)". American Midland Naturalist. 2 (174): 204–217. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-174.2.204. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

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