Species Apamea nigrior - Black-dashed Apamea - Hodges#9328

9328

Dark Apamea

NIGRIOR: from the Latin "niger" (black); probably refers to the black streak on the forewing, and possibly the black wing veins also

rare throughout much of range

Adult: forewing brown with black streak running parallel to inner margin from base to PM line, and a second shorter streak along inner margin near base; prominent black veins in outer half of wing; lighter strip along costa near base; ST line with sharp W shape near middle, and dark gray shading beyond ST line

hindwing gray with faint discal lunule, dark veins, and checkered yellowish and gray fringe

New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Indiana, north to Wisconsin and Ontario

adults fly from May to July

unrecorded

Apamea niveivenosa has white veins on forewing; Apamea verbascoides lacks prominent black veins on forewing, has brownish-yellow coloring along costa, and a light gray strip along inner margin (compare images of all three species)

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

pinned adult image by John Glaser, plus status and flight season (Larry Line, Maryland)

pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)

status in Indiana [S2S3]; PDF doc and common name reference [Black-dashed Apamea] (Govt. of Indiana)

flight season in Ohio (Ohio State U.)

flight season in Quebec; PDF doc plus life cycle and status (Macrolepidoptera of Mont Saint-Hilaire Region, McGill U., Quebec)

presence in Georgia and Wisconsin; list (Lepidopterists Society Season Summary, U. of Florida)

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