Apamea niveivenosa

Snowy-veined apamea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. niveivenosa
Binomial name
Apamea niveivenosa
Grote, 1879
Synonyms
  • Agrotis niveivenosa
  • Agrotis viralis
  • Apamea extensa (Smith, 1905)
  • Apamea obscura (Barnes & McDunnough, 1911)
  • Protagrotis niveivenosa

Apamea niveivenosa, the snowy-veined apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found across Canada and south to California.[1]

The forewing length is 15 to 18 millimeters. Most moths are an ochre to orange-tan color, but a form in eastern British Columbia is dark gray with lighter gray lines and spots.[1]

The larva is a subterranean cutworm that feeds on grasses. It is a pest of grain crops in interior North America.[1]

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 3 Apamea niveivenosa. Pacific Northwest Moths.


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