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]
| Lined Quaker | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. inficita
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| Binomial name | |
| Apamea inficita Walker, 1857
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The wingspan is 34–36 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Apamea inficita conradi (Grote, 1879)
- Apamea inficita indela (Smith, 1910)
- Apamea inficita inficita
- Apamea inficita lineosa
References
edit- ^ a b Anweiler, G. G. (April 26, 2004). "Species Details Apamea inficita". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
External links
edit- "932347.00 – 9369 – Apamea inficita – Lined Quaker Moth – (Walker, 1857)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 13, 2020.