Amphipoea americana

Amphipoea americana, the American ear moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Adolph Speyer in 1875.[1][2] It is found from coast to coast in the northern United States and southern Canada, it is also present in the Northwest Territories, south in the west to California, south in the east to Georgia

American ear moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphipoea
Species:
A. americana
Binomial name
Amphipoea americana
Speyer, 1875
Synonyms
  • Hydroecia atlantica
  • Amphipoea lusca
  • Amphipoea atlantica

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on grasses, sedges and sometimes on the roots of corn.

Subspecies

  • Amphipoea americana americana
  • Amphipoea americana pacifica

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amphipoea americana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (June 30, 2020). "Amphipoea americana Speyer, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.


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