Apamea niveivenosa Grote, 1879 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Apamea niveivenosa Grote, 1879

Apamea niveivenosa Grote, 1879

Apamea niveivenosa, the snowy-veined apamea, is a cutworm moth pest of grain crops native to northern North America.

Family
Genus
Apamea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Apamea niveivenosa Grote, 1879

Apamea niveivenosa, commonly called the snowy-veined apamea, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is native to northern North America, occurring across Canada and extending as far south as California. The larval stage of this moth is a subterranean cutworm that feeds on grasses. In interior regions of North America, this species is known as a pest of grain crops.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Apamea

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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