Cutworm
From Freepedia
The term cutworm is used for the larvae of many species of moth. Most cutworms are in the moth family Noctuidae, however, not all noctuid larvae are cutworms. Cutworms are notorious agricultural and garden pests. They are voracious leaf, bud, and stem feeders and can destroy entire plants. They get their name from their habit of "cutting" off a seedling at ground level by chewing through the stem. Some species are subterranean and eat roots. Cutworms are usually green, brown, or yellow soft-bodied caterpillars, often with longitudinal stripes, up to one inch in length. There are many variations across the genera.
Species include:
- Black army cutworm (Actebia fennica)
- Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa)
- Black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon)
- Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
- Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
- Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum)
- Pale western cutworm (Agrotis orthogonia)
- Claybacked cutworm (Agrotis gladiaria)
- Red-backed cutworm (Euxoa ochrogaster)
- Army cutworm (Euxoa auxiliaris)
- Sandhill cutworm (Euxoa scandens)
- Granulate cutworm (Feltia subterranea)
- Dingy cutworm (Feltia jaculifera)
- Beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua)
- Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
- Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba)
- Spotted cutworm (Amathes c-nigrum)
- Brassy cutworm (Orthodes rufula)
- Citrus cutworm (Xylomyges curialis)
- Western bean cutworm (Richia albicosta)
- Variegated cutworm (Peridroma saucia)
