Apamea occidens
| Western apamea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Apameini |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. occidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea occidens Grote, 1878 | |
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Apamea occidens, the western apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to western North America as far east as Alberta and Kansas.[1]
The forewing length is 18 to 23 mm. It is mottled gray with reddish areas in the middle. It is nocturnal and flies during the summer. The larva is a cutworm that feeds on grasses.[1]
References
- 1 2 Apamea occidens. Pacific Northwest Moths.
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