Apamea niveivenosa

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Snowy-veined apamea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. niveivenosa
Binomial name
Apamea niveivenosa
Grote, 1879
Synonyms
  • Agrotis niveivenosa
  • Agrotis viralis
  • Apamea extensa(Smith, 1905)
  • Apamea obscura(Barnes & McDunnough, 1911)
  • Protagrotis niveivenosa

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. [1]

Contents

The larva is a subterranean cutworm that feeds on grasses. It is a pest of grain crops in interior North America. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Apamea niveivenosa (Grote. 1879)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved November 14, 2020.