''Apamea occidens'', the western apamea, is a

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of the family

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. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is native to western North America as far east as

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and

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."''Apamea occidens'' (Grote, 1878)"
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References

* * * Apamea (moth) Moths of North America Moths described in 1878 Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote {{Apamea-stub