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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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Photography ID: 622095
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/14/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
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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: 488936
  Adult
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
06/27/2020
Emilio Lessa



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
224676014/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
201104614/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
200967609/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
156730627/06/2020UruguayMontevideoJardín Botánico, MontevideoEmilio Lessa
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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 23/09/2026.