Latin Name:  Nephelodes minians Guenee, 1852
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Length:  ~40 mm

Range: Alberta

Habitat: Grasslands

Time of year seen: June to July

Caterpillar's Diet: Corn and grass

Other: The Bronzed Cutworm has a distinctive bronze
coloration with three cream colored stripes that run the
length of its body. There is one generation per year with
the eggs over wintering and hatching early in the spring.
This cutworm is fairly common and the majority are
seen crossing sidewalks adjacent to grassy areas. If
disturbed it will assume a curled up defensive position.