Apamea commoda

Southern Quaker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. commoda
Binomial name
Apamea commoda Walker, 1857
Synonyms
Xylina commoda Hadena satina

Apamea commoda, the southern Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is native to North America, where it is distributed from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern British Columbia, north to Alaska and Yukon Territory, and south at least into Manitoba.

This wingspan is about 37 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

Subspecies[]

• Apamea commoda commoda
• Apamea commoda alberta (Alberta)

References[]

• Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Apamea commoda". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• "932329.00 – 9359 – Apamea commoda – (Walker, 1857)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.