Apameini
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Apamea devastator
glassy cutworm moth, glassy cutworm
Apamea devastator, commonly known as the glassy cutworm moth, is a noctuid moth of northeastern North America. The adult has a wingspan of 35–40 mm and flies from May to September. The larva is a subterranean cutworm that feeds on grasses, attacking roots and basal stems. The species is economically significant as a pest of turfgrass and agricultural grasses.
Apamea perpensa
Apamea perpensa is a noctuid moth described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It belongs to the cutworm moth genus Apamea, a group known for being taxonomically challenging due to high intraspecific variation and overlapping morphological traits among species. The species occurs in North America. Like other members of the Apamea genus, it is likely nocturnal and attracted to light sources, though specific behavioral and ecological details remain poorly documented.
Xylomoia
Xylomoia is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae, established by Staudinger in 1892. The genus contains at least seven recognized species distributed across the Holarctic region, with the majority occurring in Europe and northern Asia. A 2024 integrative taxonomic review synonymized three species—X. strix, X. retinax, and X. stangelmaieri—as subspecies of X. strix based on morphological and genetic evidence. The genus belongs to the tribe Apameini within the subfamily Noctuinae.