Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Dargida Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Dargida procinctus Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Anicla infecta, Dargida diffusa, Hadenini, Leucania | ||
Dargida procinctus olive green cutworm moth
The Olive Green Cutworm or Girdler Moth (Dargida procinctus) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin and Manitoba to British Columbia, south to California and Arizona.
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The wingspan is about 40 mm. The moth flies from August to September in the north, but much earlier in the southern parts of its range.
The larvae feed on various grasses, primarily Phalaris arundinacea.
Dargida procinctus
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