Common name: Black army cutworm.
Hodges #: 10924.
Identification: Rfw 15 mm, frons smooth, pro-tibia with both mesal and lateral row of setae, inner margin of fw tawny, contrasting
with darker costal margin.
Similar species: 10663, 10731,
10801, 10923,
11006, 11007 and 10945.
Distribution: Circum-boreal– Canada, northern U. S. and Eurasia.
Hosts: Larvae feed on a wide variety of plants and are a minor
pest of some vegetables. Hosts include: onion, peas, clovers, and also
elm.
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ND, Grand Forks Co., Turtle River. 18- vi- 1963,
UV light, coll. R. Poole.
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