Apamea illyria

Description

Apamea illyria is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in much of Europe, western Siberia, Turkey, and the Caucasus. The wingspan is 31–36 mm. Adults are on wing May to July. The larvae feed on Calamagrostis, Dactylis, and Deschampsia species, as well as Milium effusum. Apamea is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Some Apamea species are pest insects. The larval Apamea niveivenosa is a cutworm known as a pest of grain crops in North America. The larva of A. apamiformis is the rice worm, the most serious insect pest of cultivated wild rice in the Upper Midwest of the United States.