Apamea vultuosa
Apamea vultuosa, the airy apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae native to North America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. vultuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea vultuosa Grote, 1875 | |
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Distribution
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.
Description
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)
External links
- 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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