Apamea spaldingi
Apamea spaldingi, or Spalding's Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Smith in 1909. It is native to interior western North America.[1]
| Apamea spaldingi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. spaldingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea spaldingi Smith, 1909 | |
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The forewing length is up to 20 millimetres. It is mottled and streaked grey with lighter hindwings and is somewhat variable. The flight season is early for Apamea species, beginning in April in some areas.[1]
References
- "Apamea spaldingi (Smith, 1909)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- "932317.00 – 9356 – Apamea spaldingi – (Smith, 1909)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Apamea spaldingi". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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