Apamea niveivenosa
species of insect
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
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".
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