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KINDS OF CUTWORMS. 



(i) Spotted Cutworm (Noctua c-nigrum ) with two rows of 

 triangular black spots on the back; pale brown or gray; i 1-2 inches long 

 when full grown. Active in April and early May on garden vegetiables. 

 Tw^o broods. 



( 2 ) W - marked Cutworm ( Noctua clandestina; ) [with four rows 

 of dark spots like W marks on the back; the sides of the spots bordered 

 with pale yellow. Active in April and May in gardens. 



(3) Red-backed Cutworm (Euxoa ochrogaster) with a 

 bordered stripe down the back; body gray or dull brown. Active in May 

 and June on garden and field crops. 



7 Feltia subgothica (Dingy Cutworm) 



( 4 ) Greasy Cutworm ( Agrotis ypsilon ) with a faint dull 

 dirty yellow stripe along the back; body dark greasy gray in color and 

 greenish yellow below. Active in May and early June on corn and garden 

 vegetables. 



( 5 ) Variegated Cutworm ( Peridromia saucia ) with I sever- 

 al conspicuous yellow spots on the back, color of body ranging from pale 

 gray to a dull iDrown. Active in May and early June in gardens. 



( 6 ) Dark-sided Cutworm ( Euxoa messoria ) with a dark 

 stripe on each side of the ashy-gray or pale greenish, or other light- 

 colored tinged body. Active in May and June on fruits and garden vege- 

 tables. 



