Melanapamea mixta

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Melanapamea mixta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Tribe:
Apameini
Genus:
Melanapamea
Species:
M. mixta
Binomial name
Melanapamea mixta
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia impulsa var. mixtaGrote, 1881
  • Septis mixta (Grote, 1881)
  • Apamea mixta (Grote, 1881)

The coastal plain apamea (Melanapamea mixta, [1] synonyms include Apamea mixta [2] ) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [1] It can be found in scattered populations from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia in Canada, south along the coast towards New Jersey (where it could be found historically) and North Carolina. [2] Also inland in New York and western Maryland. [2] It has also been reported from Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan and Ohio.[ citation needed ] However, its full distribution is unknown. [2]

The larvae probably feed on grasses or sedges.[ citation needed ]

It can be easily confused with Apamea impulsa, but is significantly different. [2]

Its habitat is not completely understood, but it appears to live in bogs. [2] Its diet is likely to be based on specific grasses or sedges, but is unknown. [2]


  1. 1 2 "Melanapamea mixta Grote, 1881". GBIF . Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Melanapamea mixta". NatureServe. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
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