Apamea verbascoides

Apamea verbascoides, the boreal apamea or mullein apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is native to North America, where it is found from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland and Labrador and south to North Carolina.

Apamea verbascoides

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Apamea
Species:
A. verbascoides
Binomial name
Apamea verbascoides
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia verbascoides

The wingspan is 36–43 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on grasses and sedges.

  • "932294.00 – 9326 – Apamea verbascoides – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  • McLeod, Robin (April 8, 2018). "Species Apamea verbascoides - Hodges#9326". BugGuide. Retrieved June 14, 2019.


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