| Moths of North Dakota |
Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Agrotini |
Euxoa auxiliaris (Grote 1873)
| Common name: Army cutworm
Hodges #: 10731. Identification: Rfw 19.1 mm, a polychromic species– see illustrations, fw narrower than most other cutworm moths (wing shape similar to 10923, 4), antemedial line ‘zig-zag’ extending as far out on A1+2 as tip of claviform spot; hw under good light with pink reflection as in 10915; male harpe very short and rounded, sacculus extension angled upward and spatulate at apex. Similar species: 10705, 10730, 10801, and 10923. Distribution: northern Canada to northern Mexico and from the Pacific coast to the Great Lakes region, Missouri, and Texas. Hosts: Larvae are cutworms on a variety of crops and are economically important on varieties of wheat, oats, and barley. Natural hosts are members of the Poaceae– grasses. Note: This species is migratory, flying into the Rockies in early summer and aestivating at high elevations, moving back on to the plains in fall for egg laying. |
SD Minnehaha Co., Sioux Falls. florescent lt. 20 - VI- 1976. G. Fauske;
SD Minnehaha Co., Sioux Falls. florescent lt. 21 - VI- 1981. G. Fauske..
SD Minnehaha Co., Sioux Falls. florescent lt. 14 - VI- 1981. G. Fauske..
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