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Glassy cutworm
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. devastator
Binomial name
Apamea devastator (Brace, 1819)
Synonyms
Agrotis marshallana Crymodes devastator Mamestra contenta Mamestra ordinaria Phalaena devastator (basionym) Polia speciosa

Apamea devastator, the glassy cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The moth is found in northeastern North America, including Nova Scotia, Alberta, New York, Ohio, and Massachusetts.

The wingspan is 35 to 40 mm. The moth flies from May to September, depending on the location.

The larva, a cutworm, feeds on various grasses. It is subterranean and attacks the roots and basal stems of its hosts.

References

1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Apamea devastator". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. Brace, John P. (1819). "Description of the Phalaena Devastator, (the Insect that produces the Cut-worm)". American Journal of Science. 1: 154–155.
3. ^ Barkley, Shelley. "Glassy Cutworm". Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
4. ^ "Apamea devastator". The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio. Ohio State University. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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