Apamea vultuosa

Apamea vultuosa, the airy apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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.

Apamea vultuosa

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Tribe:
Apameini
Genus:
Apamea
Species:
A. vultuosa
Binomial name
Apamea vultuosa
Grote, 1875
Synonyms
  • Hadena vultuosa

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)
  • 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.


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