Apamea commoda
Species of moth
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Apamea commoda, the southern Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is native to North America, where it is distributed from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern British Columbia, north to Alaska and Yukon Territory, and south at least into Manitoba.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. commoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea commoda Walker, 1857 | |
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This wingspan is about 37 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
Subspecies
- Apamea commoda commoda
- Apamea commoda alberta (Alberta)