Apamea vultuosa, the airy apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae native to 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. vultuosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Apamea vultuosa Grote, 1875
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Description
editAdults are on wing from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on grasses in the family Poaceae.
Subspecies
edit- Apamea vultuosa multicolor (Dyar, 1904)
- Apamea vultuosa vultuosa (Grote, 1875)
External links
edit- McLeod, Robin (June 26, 2019). "Species Apamea vultuosa - Airy Apamea - Hodges#9341". BugGuide. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- "932303.00 – 9341 – Apamea vultuosa – Airy Apamea Moth – (Grote, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 21, 2020.