Apamea lutosa, the opalescent apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the northeastern United States, including New York and Indiana. In Canada it is found in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.[2]

Opalescent apamea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. lutosa
Binomial name
Apamea lutosa
(Andrews, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Orthosia lutosa Andrews, 1877[1]
  • Agroperina lutosa (Andrews, 1877)

Larvae have been recorded on Elytrigia repens.

References edit

  1. ^ Andrews, W. V. (1877). "New species of Noctuidae". The Canadian Entomologist. 9: 98–99.
  2. ^ "PNW Moths | Apamea lutosa". pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu.

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