Apamea vultuosa

Apamea vultuosa
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. vultuosa
Binomial name
Apamea vultuosa Grote, 1875
Synonyms
Hadena vultuosa

Apamea vultuosa, the airy apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae native to North America.

Distribution[]

It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern United States, south in the west to Oregon and Colorado, and south in the east to Florida.

Description[]

Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on grasses in the family Poaceae.

Subspecies[]

• Apamea vultuosa multicolor (Dyar, 1904)
• Apamea vultuosa vultuosa (Grote, 1875)

External links[]

• McLeod, Robin (June 26, 2019). "Species Apamea vultuosa - Airy Apamea - Hodges#9341". BugGuide. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
• "932303.00 – 9341 – Apamea vultuosa – Airy Apamea Moth – (Grote, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 21, 2020.