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Species Apamea atriclava - Hodges#9333.1

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Apamea atriclava 9333.1 - Apamea atriclava
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Apameini
Genus Apamea
Species atriclava (Apamea atriclava - Hodges#9333.1)

Hodges Number

9333.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Apamea atriclava (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) (1), (2)
Formerly a subspecies Apamea lignicolora atriclava (1)
Xylophasia lignicolora atriclava Guenée,
Phylogenetic sequence # 932320

Numbers

Apamea has more than 64 species in America north of Mexico. (2)

Size

Forewing length 19-23 mm. (1)

Identification

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)

Range

California to British Columbia. (4), (5), (3)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.

Habitat

Coastal forests. (6)

Season

Adults are most common from May to September. (5)

Food

Larvae feed on various grasses (Poaceae). (6), (1)

See Also

Apamea antennata
Apamea siskiyou
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.

Print References

Guenée, Noct. 1: 140, 221.
Mikkola, K., J.D. Lafontaine, & J.D. Gill, 2009. the Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.9: p. 57; pl. 3.10-11. (1)

Internet References

Pacific Northwest Moths
Moth Photographers Group
Noctuoidea of Canada
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.9. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Apameini (Part).
Mikkola, Kauri, J. Donald Lafontaine, Jocelyn Gill. 2009. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
4.Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.Pacific Northwest Moths
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 23 March, 2011 - 5:49pm
Last updated 28 April, 2013 - 2:30pm

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