NOCTUIDAE: Noctuini ³

Agrotis ipsilon Walker, 1865. F.L. 16-25 mm. Immigrant/self-introduced resident. Abundant & Widespread.

Life history ⁴

The larvae are known as "cutworms" because they cut plants and other crops. The larvae are serious agricultural pests and feed on nearly all varieties of vegetables and many important grains

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Tony Steer, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tony Steer
2. (c) John Trent, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by John Trent
3. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrotis_ipsilon
4. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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