Apamea lignicolora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Tribe: | Apameini |
Genus: | Apamea |
Species: | A. lignicolora |
Binomial name | |
Apamea lignicolora Guenée, 1852 |
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The Wood-coloured Quaker (Apamea lignicolora) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to California, north to British Columbia.
This wingspan is 45-50 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larva feed on a various grasses, including Agropyron repens.
Apamea atriclava was formerly considered a subspecies of Apamea lignicolora.