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Apamea lutosa

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Opalescent apamea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. lutosa
Binomial name
Apamea lutosa
(Andrews, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Orthosia lutosa Andrews, 1877[1]
  • Agroperina lutosa (Andrews, 1877)

Apamea lutosa, commonly known as the opalescent apamea, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in Canada (Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) and the north-eastern United States (including New York and Indiana).[2]

Larvae have been recorded on Elytrigia repens.

References

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  1. ^ Andrews, W. V. (1877). "New species of Noctuidae". The Canadian Entomologist. 9: 98–99.
  2. ^ "PNW Moths | Apamea lutosa". pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu.
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