Apamea antennata

Apamea antennata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Tribe:	Apameini
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. antennata
Binomial name
	Apamea antennata; Smith, 1891
Synonyms
	Xylophasia antennata;

Apamea antennata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is widespread in the forests of western North America.

This wingspan is about 44 mm. The forewing is reddish brown with large discal spots and it has a purplish postmedian band and toothed submarginal line. The adult flies in early and midsummer. The larva feeds on grasses.^[1]

Subspecies

Apamea antennata antennata
Apamea antennata purpurissata (British Columbia)

References

^ Apamea antennata. Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, USGS.

External links

A. antennata Images. Mississippi Entomological Museum, MSU.
Bug Guide

This Apamea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[usgs-1] Apamea antennata. Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, USGS.

[1]