Apamea digitula
Apamea digitula is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described from the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County, California,[1] in 2006.[2] It is also known from western Oregon.[1]
| Apamea digitula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. digitula |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea digitula Mikkola and Mustelin, 2006 | |
The moth has a forewing 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in) long and is generally clay-colored (tan-gray) with areas tinged with red-brown. The living moth may have a greenish cast. There may be tufts on some abdominal segments. The male has beaded antennae.[1]
The moth inhabits various habitat types, including moist grassland, coastal rainforest, oak savanna, disturbed cropland and urban areas, and the hardwood and coniferous forests of the Cascades.[1]
References
- Apamea digitula. Pacific Northwest Moths.
- Mustelin, T. (2006). "Taxonomy of southern California Erebidae and Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of twenty one new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1278: 1–47. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1278.1.1.
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