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Anicla infecta (Green Cutworm)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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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Prey / Diet

Beta maritima (sea beet)[1]
Nicotiana tabacum (cultivated tobacco)[1]
Portulaca grandiflora (rose moss)[1]
Portulaca granulatostellulata (akulikuli-kula)[1]

Predators

Corynorhinus rafinesquii (Rafinesque's big-eared bat)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Noctuidonema guyanense[3]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 2Dodd, Luke E.; Lacki, Michael J.; Johnson, Joseph S.; Rieske, Lynne K. (2015), Data from: Prey size and dietary niche of Rafinesque’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii), Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.79p7n
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0