''Apamea spaldingi'', or Spalding's Quaker, 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 ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The species was first described by

John Bernhardt Smith John Bernhardt Smith (November 21, 1858 – March 12, 1912) was an American professor of entomology who specialized in systematics and economic entomology while also serving as the State Entomologist of New Jersey. Smith is remembered in insect ta ...

in 1909. It is native to interior western North America."''Apamea spaldingi'' (Smith, 1909)"
''Pacific Northwest Moths''. Retrieved November 16, 2020. The forewing length is up to . It is mottled and streaked grey with lighter hindwings and is somewhat variable. The flight season is early for ''Apamea'' species, beginning in April in some areas.

References

* * spaldingi Moths of North America Moths described in 1909 {{Apamea-stub