Apamea verbascoides, the boreal apamea or mullein apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is native to North America, where it is found from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland and Labrador and south to North Carolina.

Apamea verbascoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. verbascoides
Binomial name
Apamea verbascoides
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia verbascoides

Description

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The wingspan is 36–43 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on grasses and sedges.

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