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Noctuidae 932355 – 9374   Apamea niveivenosa (Grote, 1879)              Snowy-veined Apamea

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Festuca Lolium Poa Taraxacum Triticum.  Host genera: Festuca Lolium Poa Taraxacum Triticum.  Host extended: Festuca, Lolium, Poa, Taraxacum, Triticum.  Host extended: burrowing cutworm that lives several inches deep in the soil on Poaceae (Crabo et al 2014).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: niveivenosa (Grote, 1879) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 9374 ssp. a. niveivenosa (Grote, 1879) (Agrotis)  extensa (Smith, 1905) (Luperina) - MONA 1983: [9375]  flavistriga (Smith, 1905) (Perigea)  obscura (Barnes & McDunnough, 1911) (Protagrotis) preocc. - MONA 1983: [9376]  viralis (Grote, 1881) (Agrotis) ssp. b. obscuroides Poole, 1989 (Apamea) Taxonomic Notes: Apamea niveivenosa: Includes as synonym Apamea extensa [9375] and as a subspecies Apamea obscuroides [9376] and its synonym Apamea obscura. Formerly placed in the genus Protagrotis.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Mikkola, K., J. D. Lafontaine & J. D. Gill, 2009. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.9: p. 102; pl. 8.10-21. order or free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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