Apamea digitula

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Apamea digitula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. digitula
Binomial name
Apamea digitula

Apamea digitula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described from the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County, California,[1] in 2006.[2] It is also known from western Oregon.[1]

The moth has a forewing 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in) long and is generally clay-colored (tan-gray) with areas tinged with red-brown. The living moth may have a greenish cast. There may be tufts on some abdominal segments. The male has beaded antennae.[1]

The moth inhabits various habitat types, including moist grassland, coastal rainforest, oak savanna, disturbed cropland and urban areas, and the hardwood and coniferous forests of the Cascades.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Apamea digitula. Pacific Northwest Moths.
  2. ^ Mustelin, T. (2006). "Taxonomy of southern California Erebidae and Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of twenty one new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1278: 1–47. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1278.1.1.