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Apamea burgessi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Apamea burgessi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Apameini

Rank
  
Species

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Apamea burgessi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is native to central North America, where it can be found throughout the Great Plains and Great Basin. Its distribution extends north to Alberta and south to Texas. There is a disjunct population on the East Coast of the United States.

The wingspan is 38–40 mm. The forewing is streaked tan and gray and the hindwing is white. The flight season is in September and October.

Subspecies

  • Apamea burgessi burgessi (Morrison, 1874)
  • Apamea burgessi leucoptera Mikkola, 2009
  • Apamea burgessi ona (Smith, 1909)
  • References

    Apamea burgessi Wikipedia