Apamea plutonia
| Apamea plutonia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Apameini |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. plutonia |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea plutonia Grote, 1883 | |
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Apamea plutonia, the dusky Quaker or dusky apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across the boreal regions, with some occurrences from as far south as New Mexico and Pennsylvania.[1]
The forewing length is 16 to 17 millimeters, and the wings are very dark brown, nearly black.[1]
The cutworm larva feeds on grasses.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Apamea plutonia. Pacific Northwest Moths.
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