Agrotis gladiaria

Agrotis gladiaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: A. gladiaria
Binomial name
Agrotis gladiaria
Morrison, 1875
Synonyms
  • Agrotis morrisoniana

The Swordman Dart or Claybacked Cutworm (Agrotis gladiaria) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-eastern Canada from Nova Scotia to Ontario and in the United States from Maine to the panhandle of Florida, west to eastern Texas, eastern Kansas, eastern Nebraska, southern Wisconsin and Michigan.

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. Adults are on wing from September to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Rubus, Poa, Andropogon, Brassica oleracea, Trifolium, Zea mays, Solidago, Hordeum pusillum, Avena, Allium, Ipomoea batatas, Nicotiana and Solanum lycopersicum.

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