Apamea niveivenosa
| Snowy-veined apamea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. niveivenosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea niveivenosa Grote, 1879 | |
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Apamea niveivenosa, the snowy-veined apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is native to northern North America, where it can be found across Canada and south to California.
The larva is a subterranean cutworm that feeds on grasses. It is a pest of grain crops in interior North America.
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