''Apamea vultuosa'', the airy apamea, 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 ...

native to North America.

Description

Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location. The

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e feed on grasses in the family

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Subspecies

*''Apamea vultuosa multicolor'' (Dyar, 1904) *''Apamea vultuosa vultuosa'' (Grote, 1875)

External links

* * Apamea (moth) Moths of North America Moths described in 1875 Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote {{Apamea-stub