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Apamea niveivenosa

Snowy-veined apamea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. niveivenosa
Binomial name
Apamea niveivenosa
Grote, 1879
Synonyms
  • Agrotis niveivenosa
  • Agrotis viralis
  • Apamea extensa (Smith, 1905)
  • Apamea obscura (Barnes & McDunnough, 1911)
  • Protagrotis niveivenosa

Apamea niveivenosa, the snowy-veined apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found across Canada and south to California.

The forewing length is 15 to 18 millimeters. Most moths are an ochre to orange-tan color, but a form in eastern British Columbia is dark gray with lighter gray lines and spots.

The larva is a subterranean cutworm that feeds on grasses. It is a pest of grain crops in interior North America.



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