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References 



Forbes, 23rd Rept. State Ent. 111., p. 34. 1905. 

 Dept. Agr. Canada Ent. Bull. 10, pp. 29-30. 1915. 



The Dingy Cutworm 

 Feltia suhgothica Haworth, F. ducens Walker, and F. jaculifera Guenee 



Under the term dingy cutworm are included several forms, 

 the moths of which have been given separate names by special- 

 ists as indicated above. So far as known, the early stages 

 and habits of these forms are practically identical. This cut- 

 worm is widely distributed in the United States and Canada, 

 being more abundant in the northern part of its range. It is 

 a general feeder, its food plants including corn, wheat, grasses, 

 clover, strawberry, bean, pea, squash, cucumber, tomato, sweet 

 potato, cabbage and horse-radish. It sometimes assumes the 

 climbing habit and feeds 

 on the buds of various 

 fruit-trees. 



The dingy cutworm hi- 

 bernates in a partly grown 

 condition, completing its 

 growth in the spring. 

 When mature it is It 

 inches in length, grayish 

 brown, with a very wide 

 buff-gray dorsal stripe out- 

 lined by a narrow dark stripe on each side. Pupation 

 takes place in the soil. The pupa is nearly f inch in length, 

 honey-yellow, with dark brown markings. 



The moths are on the wing from early July to late Septem- 

 ber, being most abundant in August. The adult has an expanse 

 of li inches. The front wings are grayish brown marked with 

 darker brown and suffused with purplish. The kidney-shaped 



Fig. IGl. — The dingy cutworm moth 



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