Bug FAQIgnorant Apamea Moth
Apamea indocilis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: Ignorant Apamea
The forewings measure about 15 to 19 mm in length. It lives across southern Canada and the northern United States, from Newfoundland down to South Carolina in the east and as far west as San Francisco Bay and the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Forewing length ranges from 15 to 19 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, Connecticut, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Alaska.
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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Questions people ask
Where is the Ignorant Apamea Moth found?
It is native to southern Canada and the northern United States, from Newfoundland to South Carolina in the east and west to San Francisco Bay and the Rockies to New Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apamea_indocilis
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