''Phytometra apicata'' 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

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

described by

William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...

and

James Halliday McDunnough James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadian linguist, musician, and entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributions about North American Ephemeropte ...

in 1916. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Phytometra apicata'' is 8482.Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016).
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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''Butterflies and Moths of North America''
Moths described in 1916 {{Noctuoidea-stub

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