Species Apamea vultuosa - Airy Apamea - Hodges#9341

9341

described in 1875 by Grote, who originally placed it in genus Hadena

Adult: forewing light brown with two dark gray dashes along outer margin, dark shading in upper half of median area, and basal half of reniform spot filled with gray; PM line a series of white-dotted black streaks along veins; hindwing gray with dark veins and discal spot; top of thorax dark brownish-gray

coast to coast in southern Canada and northern United States, south in the west to Oregon and Colorado, south in the east to Florida

adults fly in June and July in Quebec

larvae feed on grasses (Poaceae)

Moth Photographers Group

Pacific Northwest Moths

Butterflies and Moths of North America

pinned adult image by John Glaser, plus common name reference, dates and locations (Larry Line, Maryland)

distribution in Canada listing provinces of occurrence (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)