Shield-backed Cutworm

Agrochola bicolorago

The Bicolored Sallow or Shield-backed Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the eastern half of the United States and Canada.
Bicolored Sallow - Agrochola bicolorago Total length: ~20 mm. Orange forewings with wavy lines bordered with purplish bands. Scalloped postmedial line is accented with black dots along the veins. Reniform spot has a black dot in the inner half. Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area. Agrochola bicolorago,Geotagged,Summer,United States,bicolored sallow,moth,sunira bicolorago

Appearance

The wingspan is 28–38 mm. Adults are on wing from August to December in the south and from September to November in the north.
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Food

The larvae feed on cabbage, cherry, crabapple, dock, elm, grass, maple, peach, plum, oak, tobacco and willow.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusAgrochola
SpeciesA. bicolorago
Photographed in
United States of America