This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (June 2015) |
Anicla infecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae, described by Ochsenheimer in 1816. It is known as the green cutworm when a caterpillar and the green cutworm moth when mature. It is found from south-eastern Canada (Nova Scotia and Quebec) through the eastern United States and until Uruguay.
| Anicla infecta | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Anicla |
| Species: | A. infecta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Anicla infecta Ochsenheimer, 1816
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on beets, grasses and tobacco. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.[1]
References
edit- ^ Benning, John (October 2015). "Odd for an Ericad: Nocturnal Pollination of Lyonia lucida (Ericaceae)". American Midland Naturalist. 2 (174): 204–217. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-174.2.204. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
External links
edit- Image Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Bug Guide
 | This Noctuinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |