Apamea lignicolora, the wood-coloured Quaker or wood-coloured apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is native to North America, where it is distributed across much of Canada and the United States.[1]
| Wood-coloured 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. lignicolora
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| Binomial name | |
| Apamea lignicolora (Guenée, 1852)
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The wingspan is 45 to 50 mm.[1]
The larva feeds on a various grasses, including couch grass (Agropyron repens).[1]
Subspecies
edit- Apamea lignicolora lignicolora
- Apamea lignicolora quaesita
Apamea atriclava was formerly considered a subspecies of A. lignicolora.
References
edit- ^ a b c Anweiler, G. G. (February 11, 2005). "Species Details Apamea lignicolora". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
External links
edit- "932319.00 – 9333 – Apamea lignicolora – Wood-colored Apamea Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (June 14, 2016). "Species Apamea lignicolora - Wood-colored Apamea - Hodges#9333". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.