Apamea scoparia
Apamea scoparia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Kauri Mikkola, Tomas Mustelin and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2000. It is one of the most common and widespread North American Apamea, being distributed from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska and British Columbia, and south to California and Arizona.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. scoparia |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea scoparia Mikkola, Mustelin & Lafontaine, 2000 | |
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The moth is dull brick red. The glandular coremata produce a scent described as "somewhere between vinegar and carrots".[1]
References
- Mustelin, T.; et al. (2000). "Two new genera and thirteen new species of owlet moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) mainly from southern California". Proceedings of the San Diego Society for Natural History. 36: 1–18.
- "932343.00 – 9365 – Apamea scoparia – Mikkola, Mustelin & Lafontaine, 2000". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "Species Details Apamea scoparia". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (March 25, 2018). "Species Apamea scoparia - Hodges#9365". BugGuide. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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