Apamea occidens, the western apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is native to western North America as far east as Alberta and Kansas.[1]
| Western apamea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. occidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea occidens Grote, 1878 | |
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References
edit- ↑ "Apamea occidens (Grote, 1878)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- "932332.00 – 9346 – Apamea occidens – Western Apamea Moth – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- "Species Details Apamea occidens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (August 26, 2007). "Species Apamea occidens - Western Apamea - Hodges#9346". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.