Apamea spaldingi

(Apamea spaldingi)

Description

Spalding's Quaker (Apamea spaldingi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to interior western North America. The forewing length is up to 20 millimeters. It is mottled and streaked gray with lighter hindwings and is somewhat variable. The flight season is early for Apamea, beginning in April in some areas.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Apamea
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