Apamea devastator

Glassy cutworm
	Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
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; Mamestra contenta; Mamestra ordinaria; Phalaena devastator (basionym); 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]

References

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

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