| Snowy-veined apamea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. niveivenosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea niveivenosa Grote, 1879 | |
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Apamea niveivenosa, the snowy-veined apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found across Canada and south to California.
The larva is a subterranean cutworm that feeds on grasses. It is a pest of grain crops in interior North America.
Subspecies
- Apamea niveivenosa niveivenosa
- Apamea niveivenosa obscuroides Poole, 1989
References
- ^ "Apamea niveivenosa (Grote. 1879)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
External links
- "932355.00 – 9374 – Apamea niveivenosa – Snowy-veined Apamea Moth – (Grote, 1879)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Species Details Apamea niveivenosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (August 27, 2008). "Species Apamea niveivenosa - Snowy-veined Apamea - Hodges#9374". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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| Apamea niveivenosa | |
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