Apamea inficita

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Lined Quaker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. inficita
Binomial name
Apamea inficita
Walker, 1857
Synonyms
  • Agroperina inficita
  • Apamea popofensis(Smith, 1900)
  • Apamea conradi(Grote, 1879)
  • Graphiphora inficita
  • Orthosia belangeri

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. [1]

Contents

The wingspan is 34–36 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. [1]

Subspecies

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References

  1. 1 2 Anweiler, G. G. (April 26, 2004). "Species Details Apamea inficita". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2020.