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Feltia subterranea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Feltia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Feltia subterranea

Higher classification
  
Feltia

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Feltia subterranea granulate cutworm Feltia subterranea

Similar
  
Feltia, Butterflies and moths, Peridroma saucia, Peridroma, Anicla infecta

The Granulate Cutworm or Tawny Shoulder (Feltia subterranea, formerly Agrotis subterranea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from Massachusetts and New York to California and the southern parts of the United States and Mexico. It is also present in Central America and South America where it has been reported in Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, South-East Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, the Antilles.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including over 61 hosts of economic importance.


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References

Feltia subterranea Wikipedia