Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Apamea gabrieli | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Apameini Rank Species | |
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. It is also known from the San Bernardino Mountains.
The wingspan is up to 48.5 millimeters. The forewings are brownish red and the hindwings are buff.
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