Anicla infecta
| Anicla infecta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Anicla |
| Species: | A. infecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Anicla infecta Ochsenheimer, 1816 | |
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Anicla infecta is a moth of the Noctuidae family, 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 south to Brazil.
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.
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