Apamea antennata

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

Apamea antennata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Tribe:
Apameini
Genus:
Apamea
Species:
A. antennata
Binomial name
Apamea antennata
Smith, 1891
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia antennata

This wingspan is about 44 mm. The forewing is reddish brown with large discal spots and it has a purplish postmedian band and toothed submarginal line. 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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