Apamea digitula

Apamea digitula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. digitula
Binomial name
Apamea digitula
Mikkola and Mustelin, 2006

Apamea digitula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described from the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County, California,[1] in 2006.[2] It is also known from western Oregon.[1]

The moth has a forewing 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in) long and is generally clay-colored (tan-gray) with areas tinged with red-brown. The living moth may have a greenish cast. There may be tufts on some abdominal segments. The male has beaded antennae.[1]

The moth inhabits various habitat types, including moist grassland, coastal rainforest, oak savanna, disturbed cropland and urban areas, and the hardwood and coniferous forests of the Cascades.[1]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, November 16, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.