Apamea gabrieli
Apamea gabrieli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Apamea |
Species: | A. gabrieli
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Binomial name | |
Apamea gabrieli Mikkola and Mustelin, 2000
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Apamea gabrieli is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described in 2000 from a specimen collected in the San Gabriel Mountains near Big Pines in Los Angeles County, California. It is not named for the mountains themselves, but for their eponym, Gabriel.[1] It is also known from the San Bernardino Mountains.[1]
The wingspan is up to 48.5 millimeters. The forewings are brownish red and the hindwings are buff.[1]
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Categories:
- Apamea (moth)
- Endemic fauna of California
- Moths of North America
- Moths described in 2000
- Apamea (moth) stubs