Apamea antennata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is widespread in the forests of western North America.
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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. antennata
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| Apamea antennata Smith, 1891
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This wingspan is about 44 mm. The adult flies in early and midsummer. The larva feeds on grasses.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Apamea antennata antennata
- Apamea antennata purpurissata (British Columbia)
References
edit- ^ Apamea antennata. Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, USGS.
External links
edit- A. antennata Images. Mississippi Entomological Museum, MSU.
- Bug Guide