Apamea burgessi

Apamea burgessi

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. burgessi
Binomial name
Apamea burgessi
(Morrison, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Luceria burgessi Morrison, 1874
  • Crymodes burgessi (Morrison, 1874)
  • Apamea ona (Smith, 1909)

Apamea burgessi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is native to central North America, where it can be found throughout the Great Plains and Great Basin. Its distribution extends north to Alberta and south to Texas. There is a disjunct population on the East Coast of the United States.[1]

The wingspan is 38–40 mm. The forewing is streaked tan and gray and the hindwing is white. The flight season is in September and October.[1]

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 Apamea burgessi. Pacific Northwest Moths.

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