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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Apamea (A.) amputatrix
Apamea amputatrix(Fitch, 1857)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Apameini
  4. Apameina
  5. Apamea
  6. Apamea
  7.  amputatrix
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TL: USA, New York

Habitat

  • Farmland
  • Meadows

Similar species

  • Apamea (A.) albina
  • Eurois astricta
MU

44-50 mm

FU

    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on literature
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      English (US)Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      AsteraceaeLactuca sativaLettuce
      BrassicaceaeBrassicaCabbage
      GrossulariaceaeRibesCurrant
      PoaceaeZeaTeosinte
      RosaceaeRosaWild Rose
    • Synonyms and other combinations
    • Latin nameAuthor
      Hadena arcticaFreyer, 1842
      Hadena amputatrixFitch, 1857
      Eurois pluviosaWalker, 1865
      Apamea castaneaGrote, 1874
      Hadena cymosaGrote, 1881
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      Butterflies and Moths of North America
      North American Moth Photographers Group
      Pacific Northwest Moths

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