Bug FAQApamea longula
Apamea longula · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The forewing measures about 17 to 22 mm in length. It lives in western North America, mainly from California eastward to the Great Plains, with some records farther north in Alberta, Yukon and Alaska.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The forewing measures about 17 to 22 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It lives in western North America, mainly from California eastward to the Great Plains, with some records farther north in Alberta, Yukon and Alaska.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon, California, New Mexico, Washington, Idaho.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apamea_longula
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