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Apamea boopis

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ4779033 ↗
Source-derived summary

Apamea boopis is a moth of the family Noctuidae, brownish and medium in size, it was first described by George Francis Hampson in 1908 and is found primarily in Northern India, Nepal, Western China, Bengal and Northern Myanmar. Not much is known about the moth as it is not studied extensively.

Biology

Little is known about the biology and life history of Apamea boopis. Further study is needed regarding its reproduction, habitat and seasonal preferences. Similar to other members of the genus Apamea, it is likely a nocturnal moth with cryptic wing coloration typical of grassland and woodland-edge species.

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“Apamea boopis” enters the record as species of insect. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Apamea, boopis and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1908—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Apamea, boopis and species.
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This entry incorporates text from “Apamea boopis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.