Apamea occidens

Apamea occidens
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
Synonyms
  • Hadena occidens
  • Hadena coloradensis

The Western Apamea (Apamea occidens) 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. 1 2 Apamea occidens. Pacific Northwest Moths.

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