Apamea contradicta

Apamea contradicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. contradicta
Binomial name
Apamea contradicta
Smith, 1895
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia contradicta
  • Hadena exornata Möschler, 1860
  • Trichoplexia exornata

The Northern Banded Quaker (Apamea contradicta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found across southern Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador west to Alberta and south to Colorado.[1]

This wingspan is 38–45 mm. The forewings are orange- brown with curving black lines, and the hindwings are grayish. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 A. contradicta. University of Alberta.


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