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Dusky Apamea - Apamea plutonia
Copyright © 2006 Janice Stiefel

Dusky Apamea - Apamea plutonia
Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Town of Baileys Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
July 6, 2006
Adult came to night light. ID was made by an expert examining the specimen. This is a Door County Record. Plutonia is from the Latin word, plutonius, meaning, "dusky," according to "A Source-Book of Biological Names & Terms" by Edmund C. Jaeger.
Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 11 August, 2006 - 3:19pm
Last updated 8 September, 2007 - 10:55am

Moved
Moved from Apamea.
… John Davis, 7 September, 2007 - 3:11pm

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