''Apamea pallifera'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. ''Apamea pallifera'' was originally described in '' Polia'', but listed in ''

Andropolia ''Andropolia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Andropolia aedon'' (Grote, 1880) * ''Andropolia contacta'' (Walker, 1856) * ''Andropolia diversilineata'' (Grote, 1877) * ''Andropolia extincta'' (Smith, 1900) * ''Andropolia ...

'' by Franclemont and Todd (1983) and Poole (1989). The holotype is a species of ''Apamea'' purportedly from Illinois. The comment from North American workers who have seen the type is that it is probably a Eurasian species. Eurasian workers say it is not Eurasian. It is possible that it is an extremely rare species that has never been recollected, a situation somewhat similar to that of '' Apamea smythi''. The type has not yet been dissected but the form of the anal papillae put it with the ''Apamea'' species groups with blunt, rounded anal papillae. ''Andropolia pallifera'' is listed as a valid name by some sources.''Andropolia pallifera''.
Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist.

References

Apamea (moth) Moths of North America Moths described in 1877 Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote {{Apamea-stub