Apamea vulgaris

Apamea vulgaris

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. vulgaris
Binomial name
Apamea vulgaris
(Grote & Robinson, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia vulgaris Grote & Robinson, 1866

The Common Apamea (Apamea vulgaris) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Kentucky, and west to Kansas. It has been recorded from Ontario, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The wingspan is about 39 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

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