Apamea contradicta

Last updated

Northern banded Quaker
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. contradicta
Binomial name
Apamea contradicta
Smith, 1895
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia contradicta
  • Hadena exornataMöschler, 1860
  • Trichoplexia exornata

Apamea contradicta, the northern banded Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Smith in 1895. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found across southern Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador west to Alberta and south to Colorado. [1]

This wingspan is 38–45 mm. The forewings are orange brown with curving black lines, and the hindwings are grayish. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. [1]

Related Research Articles

<i>Apamea remissa</i> Species of moth

Apamea remissa, the dusky brocade, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe and Turkey, ranging across the Palearctic realm to Siberia, Manchuria and Japan. It has also been reported from Alaska.

<i>Apamea sordens</i> Species of moth

Apamea sordens, the rustic shoulder-knot or bordered apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is distributed throughout Europe, east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and to China and Japan. It also occurs in North America.

<i>Apamea</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Apamea is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816.

<i>Schinia</i> Genus of moths

Schinia, commonly called flower moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.

<i>Apamea centralis</i> Species of moth

Apamea centralis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1891. It is native to North America, where its range extends from California to Alberta.

<i>Apamea cinefacta</i> Species of moth

Apamea cinefacta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in western North America, including in Washington and Alberta.

<i>Apamea commoda</i> Species of moth

Apamea commoda, the southern Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is native to North America, where it is distributed from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern British Columbia, north to Alaska and Yukon Territory, and south at least into Manitoba.

<i>Apamea inficita</i> Species of moth

Apamea inficita, the lined Quaker is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is native to North America, where it can be found from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, north to the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and south to Colorado.

<i>Apamea lignicolora</i> Species of moth

Apamea lignicolora, the wood-coloured Quaker or wood-coloured apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is native to North America, where it is distributed across much of Canada and the United States.

Apamea longula is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is found in western North America, mostly from California to the Great Plains. There are also a few records from areas north, including Alberta, Yukon, and Alaska.

<i>Apamea niveivenosa</i> Species of moth

Apamea niveivenosa, the snowy-veined apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found across Canada and south to California.

<i>Apamea occidens</i> Species of moth

Apamea occidens, the western apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is native to western North America as far east as Alberta and Kansas.

<i>Apamea plutonia</i> Species of moth

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.

<i>Apamea scoparia</i> Species of moth

Apamea scoparia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Kauri Mikkola, Tomas Mustelin and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2000. It is one of the most common and widespread North American Apamea, being distributed from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska and British Columbia, and south to California and Arizona.

<i>Apamea spaldingi</i> Species of moth

Apamea spaldingi, or Spalding's Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1909. It is native to interior western North America.

<i>Apamea inordinata</i> Species of moth

Apamea inordinata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States, including New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and California. In Canada it is found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Its wingspan is about 34 mm. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.

<i>Apamea zeta</i> Species of moth

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.

<i>Apamea pallifera</i> Species of moth

Apamea pallifera is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Apamea rubrirena</i> Species of moth

Apamea rubrirena is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

<i>Apamea furva</i> Species of moth

Apamea furva, the confused, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found throughout Europe. In southwestern Europe it is primarily montane. It is found as far north as the Arctic Circle. From Europe its range extends to Siberia, Turkey, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Xinjiang in China.

References

  1. 1 2 Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Apamea contradicta". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.