Apamea dubitans

Doubtful apamea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. dubitans
Binomial name
Apamea dubitans
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Mamestra dubitans
  • Apamea insignata
  • Hadena sputator
  • Hadena sputatrix
  • Agroperina dubitans

Apamea dubitans, the doubtful apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is widely distributed in North America.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

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