Apamea occidens

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Western apamea
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. occidens
Binomial name
Apamea occidens
Grote, 1878
Synonyms
  • Hadena occidens
  • Hadena coloradensis

Apamea occidens, the western apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is native to western North America as far east as Alberta and Kansas.[1]

The forewing length is 18 to 23 mm. It is mottled gray with reddish areas in the middle. It is nocturnal and flies during the summer. The larva is a cutworm that feeds on grasses.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Apamea occidens (Grote, 1878)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  • "932332.00 – 9346 – Apamea occidens – Western Apamea Moth – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  • "Species Details Apamea occidens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  • McLeod, Robin (August 26, 2007). "Species Apamea occidens - Western Apamea - Hodges#9346". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.


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