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Apamea spaldingi, or Spalding's Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1909. It is native to interior western North America.[1]

Apamea spaldingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. spaldingi
Binomial name
Apamea spaldingi Smith, 1909
Synonyms
Hyppa spaldingi Trachea umbrifacta

The forewing length is up to 20 millimetres. 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.[1]

References

• "932317.00 – 9356 – Apamea spaldingi – (Smith, 1909)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Apamea spaldingi". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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