Amphipoea americana
Amphipoea americana, the American ear moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Adolph Speyer in 1875.[1][2] It is found from coast to coast in the northern United States and southern Canada, it is also present in the Northwest Territories, south in the west to California, south in the east to Georgia
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Amphipoea |
| Species: | A. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphipoea americana Speyer, 1875 | |
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The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on grasses, sedges and sometimes on the roots of corn.
Subspecies
- Amphipoea americana americana
- Amphipoea americana pacifica
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amphipoea americana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- Savela, Markku (June 30, 2020). "Amphipoea americana Speyer, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
External links
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Amphipoea americana". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (July 23, 2020). "Species Amphipoea americana - American Ear Moth - Hodges#9457". BugGuide. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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