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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. devastator
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| Binomial name | |
| Apamea devastator (Brace, 1819)
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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
edit- ^ "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.