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Apamea burgessi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to central North America, where it can be found throughout the Great Plains and Great Basin. Its distribution extends north to Alberta and south to Texas. There is a disjunct population on the East Coast of the United States.[1]

Apamea burgessi
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. burgessi
Binomial name
Apamea burgessi (Morrison, 1874)
Synonyms
Luceria burgessi Morrison, 1874 Crymodes burgessi (Morrison, 1874) Apamea ona (Smith, 1909)

The wingspan is 38–40 mm. The forewing is streaked tan and gray and the hindwing is white. The flight season is in September and October.[1]

Subspecies

• Apamea burgessi burgessi (Morrison, 1874)
• Apamea burgessi leucoptera Mikkola, 2009
• Apamea burgessi ona (Smith, 1909)

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