Apamea antennata

Apamea antennata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. antennata
Binomial name
Apamea antennata
Smith, 1891
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia antennata

Apamea antennata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is widespread in the forests of western North America.

This wingspan is about 44 mm. The adult flies in early and midsummer. The larva feeds on grasses.[1]

Subspecies

  • Apamea antennata antennata
  • Apamea antennata purpurissata (British Columbia)

References

  1. ^ Apamea antennata. Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, USGS.


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