# Black cutworm pupae

- By: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA
- Date: 2014-06-06
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: black cutworm pupae, front_2014-06-04-19.14.24 ZS PMax
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_cutworm_pupae.jpg)
- Rights: Public domain
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Black_cutworm_pupae.jpg/1920px-Black_cutworm_pupae.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Pupae of Agrotis ipsilon - Black Cutworm - A major crop pest. This species moves into northern parts of North America after overwintering in Texas and Mexico and then pulls off a couple of generations in weedy fields and particularly impacting newly planted corn.

Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200