Apamea zeta

Apamea zeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Tribe:	Apameini
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. zeta
Binomial name
Apamea zeta (Treitschke, 1825)
Synonyms
Abromias exulis (Lefebvre, 1836) Abromias zeta (Treitschke, 1825) Apamea borea Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 Apamea exulis (Lefebvre, 1836) Apamea maillardi (Geyer) Apamea murrayi (Gibson, 1920) Apamea nichollae (Hampson, 1908) Apamea zeta carptodistincta Rakosy, Stangelmaier & Wieser, 1996 Apamea zeta cyanochlora Varga, 1976 Apamea zeta pseudopernix Varga, 1977 Apamea zeta sandorkovacsi Peregovits & Varga, 1984 Crymodes borea Guenée, 1852 Crymodes exulis (Lefebvre, 1836) Crymodes zeta rofana Wolfberger, 1952 Exarnis difflua Geyer, 1837 Hadena exulis Lefebvre, 1836 Hadena gelata Lefebvre, 1836 Hadena zeta var. curoi Calberla, 1888 Noctua pernix Geyer, 1832 Polia clandestina Boisduval, 1928 Polia zeta Treitschke, 1825

Apamea zeta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It has a Holarctic distribution, and can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs throughout Europe and the northern half of North America.

The wingspan is 43–50 mm. The moth is quite variable, but it is often gray-green in color. Adults are on wing from July to August in Britain.

The larvae are cutworms that feed on various grasses. In North America the cutworm can be found on fescues in alpine tundra habitat.

Subspecies

• Apamea zeta assimilis – Northern Arches
• Apamea zeta cyanochlora (Bulgaria)
• Apamea zeta downesi Mikkola, 2009 (North America)
• Apamea zeta hellernica (Greece)
• Apamea zeta marmorata – The Exile
• Apamea zeta murrayi (Gibson, 1920) (North America)
• Apamea zeta nichollae Hampson, 1908 (North America)
• Apamea zeta pelagica Mikkola, 2009 (North America)
• Apamea zeta sanderkovacsi (Romania)
• Apamea zeta zeta (most of Europe)

Former subspecies Apamea zeta alticola is now considered a valid species, Apamea alticola (Smith, 1891).

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