- Feltia subterranea
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Feltia subterranea 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Feltia Species: F. subterranea Binomial name Feltia subterranea
Fabricius, 1794Synonyms - Agrotis subterranea
- Noctua subterranea Fabricius, 1794
- Agrotis annexa Treitschke, 1825
- Agrotis anteposita Guenée, 1852
- Noctua lutescens Blanchard, 1852
- Euxoa lutescens (Blanchard, 1852)
- Agrotis decernens Walker, [1857]
- Agrotis interferens Walker, 1858
- Xylina lutaea Druce, 1889
- Agrotis interposita Maassen, 1890
- Euxoa williamsi Schaus, 1923
- Agrotis blanchardi Berg, 1882
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. [1]
Illustration
The wingspan is 38-44 mm.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including over 61 hosts of economic importance.[2]
References
- ^ Markku Savela (November 5, 2008). "Agrotis genus". funet.fi. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/noctuinae/agrotis/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Agrotis subterranea". North Carolina Integrated Pest Management Information. http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG271/corn_sorghum/granulate_cutworm.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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