Apamea gabrieli
Apamea gabrieli is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described in 2000 from a specimen collected in the San Gabriel Mountains near Big Pines in Los Angeles County, California. It is not named for the mountains themselves, but for their eponym, Gabriel.[1] It is also known from the San Bernardino Mountains.[1]
| Apamea gabrieli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. gabrieli |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea gabrieli Mikkola and Mustelin, 2000 | |
The wingspan is up to 48.5 millimeters. The forewings are brownish red and the hindwings are buff.[1]
References
- Mustelin, T., et al. 2000. Two new genera and thirteen new species of owlet moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) mainly from southern California. Proceedings of the San Diego Society for Natural History 36: 1–18.
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