Yellow-headed cutworm

Apamea amputatrix

Apamea amputatrix, the yellow-headed cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, north to the Arctic.
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Appearance

This wingspan is about 40 mm. The moth flies from April to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a wide range of host plants, including vegetable crops.

Naming

Hadena amputatrix Fitch, 1857
Hadena arctica Freyer, 1842
Hadena formosus Ellsworth, 1918

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusApamea
SpeciesA. amputatrix
Photographed in
United States of America