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Anicla infecta

Anicla infecta

(Ochsenheimer, 1816)
Family: Noctuidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Anicla infecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae, described by Ochsenheimer in 1816. It is known as the green cutworm when a caterpillar and the green cutworm moth when mature. It is found from south-eastern Canada (Nova Scotia and Quebec) through the eastern United States and until Uruguay.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on beets, grasses and tobacco. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.

Source: Wikipedia, article Anicla infecta. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Count: 20

Foto
Photography ID: 702027
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
10/18/2021
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 681565
  Adult
Ascensión
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/29/2026
Javier Villamil
Foto
Photography ID: 622095
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/14/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 576235
  Adult
Tucumán Capital
Tucumán
Argentina
03/14/2024
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 576023
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/14/2024
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 575353
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/09/2024
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 554209
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/10/2023
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 554075
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
08/14/2023
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 488936
  Adult
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
06/27/2020
Emilio Lessa
Foto
Photography ID: 447425
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/02/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 442778
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/24/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245639929/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresAscensiónJavier Villamil
224676014/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
201134714/03/2024ArgentinaTucumánTucumán CapitalViviana Fuentes
201104614/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
200967609/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
190532110/10/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
189150903/10/2023ArgentinaSanta FeIsla de los Pájaros Km 475 a Km 463, Río Paraná ViejoGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
190406014/08/2023ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
251739318/10/2021ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@nds, Alunail@ndsRamón Vera
140948602/05/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSarmiento y Centenario, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Anicla infecta – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 10/10/2026.