Apamea vultuosa

Apamea vultuosa, the airy apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae native to North America.

Apamea vultuosa

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. vultuosa
Binomial name
Apamea vultuosa
Grote, 1875
Synonyms
  • Hadena vultuosa

Description

Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on grasses in the family Poaceae.

Subspecies

  • Apamea vultuosa multicolor (Dyar, 1904)
  • Apamea vultuosa vultuosa (Grote, 1875)
  • McLeod, Robin (June 26, 2019). "Species Apamea vultuosa - Airy Apamea - Hodges#9341". BugGuide. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  • "932303.00 – 9341 – Apamea vultuosa – Airy Apamea Moth – (Grote, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 21, 2020.


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