Apamea albina

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Apamea albina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. albina
Binomial name
Apamea albina
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Hadena albinaGrote, 1874

Apamea albina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to California and Oregon in the United States. It lives in forests and oak savanna on serpentine soils. [1]

The moth has a forewing length of 20 to 23 millimeters. It is red-brown in color with areas of white, black, and blue-gray. The hindwing is yellow-gray. The head and thorax are dark brown. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Apamea albina. Pacific Northwest Moths.