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Noctuidae 932350 – 9382   Apamea devastator (Brace, 1819)              Glassy Cutworm

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Brassicaceae Geraniaceae Poaceae Fabaceae Malvaceae Rosaceae Solanaceae.  Host genera: Alcea Avena Beta Brassica Dactylis Elymus Geranium Glyceria Hordeum Lactuca Medicago Nicotiana Phalaris Phaseolus Phleum Poa Raphanus Triticum Zea.  Notes: grasses (Poole 1989); grasses & a wide variety of herbaceous plants (Powell & Opler 2009); soil-surface feeding cutworm on Poaceae (Crabo et al 2014); root-feeding subterranean cutworm (Klem & Zaspel ...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: devastator (Brace, 1819) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 9382 abjecta (Guenée, 1852) (Noctua) contenta (Walker, 1856) (Mamestra) ordinaria (Walker, 1856) (Mamestra) speciosa (Morrison, 1875) (Polia); TL: Cambridge, MA.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Mikkola, K., J. D. Lafontaine & J. D. Gill, 2009. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.9: p. 90; pl. 7.13-18. order or free PDF Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 137. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 53.16m, 53.17m; p. 295. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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