Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth
Apamea amputatrix (Fitch, 1857)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: Median area of forewing deep crimson. Basal and st. areas greenish to whitish gray and warm brown. Note the 2 white dots at lower end of reniform spot. Hindwing yellowish, grayish brown at margin. Melanic specimens are deep iridescent chocolate brown.
Wing Span: 4.4-5 cm.
Life History: Larva (Yellow-headed Cutworm) damages many crops.
Flight: June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Cabbage, corn, currants, grasses, lettuce, roses, wheat, and young trees (often fruit trees).
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to North Carolina mountains, west across southern Canada, south to Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2019
Submitted by: RobertWeeden
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 18, 2019
Observation date: Aug 05, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 13, 2018
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 06, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 01, 2018
Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2014
Submitted by: b.cn.u
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2018
Observation date: Jul 29, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 08, 2018
Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 08, 2018
Observation date: Jun 13, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 08, 2018
Observation date: Jul 17, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 08, 2018
Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 08, 2018
Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 31, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 06, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 18, 2018
Observation date: Jul 17, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 18, 2018
Observation date: Jul 09, 2018
Submitted by: RobertWeeden
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 12, 2018
Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: rwrubel
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: Vtotheica
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 05, 2018
Observation date: Jun 15, 2018
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 16, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2017
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: Dec 27, 2017
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