Anicla infecta

Anicla infecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae, 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.

Anicla infecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Anicla
Species:
A. infecta
Binomial name
Anicla infecta
Synonyms
  • Agrotis infecta
  • Agrotis incivis
  • Agrotis praecipua
  • Agrotis bartolemica
  • Nicla alabamae
  • Nicla pauper
  • Nicla incisa
  • Nicla mulina
  • Anicla mahalpa

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. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.[1]

References
  1. Benning, John (October 2015). "Odd for an Ericad: Nocturnal Pollination of Lyonia lucida (Ericaceae)". American Midland Naturalist. 2 (174): 204–217. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-174.2.204. Retrieved 6 June 2019.


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