army cutworm

Related to army cutworm: Cutworm Moths

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army cutworm - larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states

Chorizagrotis auxiliaris

cutworm - North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground

Chorizagrotis, genus Chorizagrotis - moths whose larvae are army cutworms

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Grizzlies in the region eat a wide variety of plants but have historically gotten most of their proteins from whitebark pine nuts, army cutworm moths, elk or bison meat, and Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

FIGHTING FOR THE GRIZZLY

This spring, when the grizzly exited its den to begin hunting, it found its life in order, army cutworm moths where they'd been in years past, Yellowstone cutthroat trout swishing through the usual rivers.

Oil, gas and the grizzly: energy exploration may push Yellowstone's charismatic megafauna over the edge

From the talus slopes nearby, she'll dig out army cutworm moths, which are about 60 percent fat.

What grizzlies want: the survival of North America's most fearsome predator depends on a fragile mix of seeds, berries, trout, moths, elk--and being left alone