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Apamea occidens, the western apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is native to western North America as far east as Alberta and Kansas.[1]

Western apamea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. occidens
Binomial name
Apamea occidens Grote, 1878
Synonyms
Hadena occidens Hadena coloradensis

The forewing length is 18 to 23 mm. It is mottled gray with reddish areas in the middle. It is nocturnal and flies during the summer. The larva is a cutworm that feeds on grasses.[1]

References

• "932332.00 – 9346 – Apamea occidens – Western Apamea Moth – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• "Species Details Apamea occidens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• McLeod, Robin (August 26, 2007). "Species Apamea occidens - Western Apamea - Hodges#9346". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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