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Apamea vultuosa, the airy apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae native to North America.

Apamea vultuosa
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. vultuosa
Binomial name
Apamea vultuosa Grote, 1875
Synonyms
Hadena vultuosa

Description

Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on grasses in the family Poaceae.

Subspecies

• Apamea vultuosa multicolor (Dyar, 1904)
• Apamea vultuosa vultuosa (Grote, 1875)

External links

• McLeod, Robin (June 26, 2019). "Species Apamea vultuosa - Airy Apamea - Hodges#9341". BugGuide. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
• "932303.00 – 9341 – Apamea vultuosa – Airy Apamea Moth – (Grote, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

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