Apamea plutonia: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Apamea
Species
Apamea plutonia
Scientific Name
Apamea plutonia

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Apamea plutonia

Apamea plutonia, the dusky Quaker or dusky apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. 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.

The forewing length is 16 to 17 millimeters, and the wings are very dark brown, nearly black.

The cutworm larva feeds on grasses.

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Dusky Apamea Moth

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