Apamea amputatrix

Yellow-headed cutworm
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Tribe:	Apameini
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. amputatrix
Binomial name
	Apamea amputatrix; (Fitch, 1857)
Synonyms
	Apamea castanea Grote, 1874; Eurois pluviosa Walker, 1865; Hadena amica Harris, 1863 (preocc.); Hadena amputatrix Fitch, 1857; Hadena arctica Freyer, 1842; Hadena formosus Ellsworth, 1918;

Apamea amputatrix, the yellow-headed cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, north to the Arctic.

This wingspan is about 40 mm. The moth flies from April to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on a wide range of host plants, including vegetable crops.

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