Melanapamea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Melanapamea Lafontaine, 2009 |
| Species: | M. mixta
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanapamea mixta (Grote, 1881)
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Melanapamea is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.[2][3] The sole species is Melanapamea mixta,[2][3][4] the coastal plain apamea moth.[1] It can be found in scattered populations in eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) and the Northeastern United States south along the coast towards New Jersey (where it could be found historically) and North Carolina and west to Minnesota.[1] There are also some records further west from New Mexico, northern California, and Oregon.[5] It is a rarely collected species that has been associated with bogs.[1] The larvae probably feed on grasses or sedges.[6][1]
The forewing length is 15–18 mm (0.59–0.71 in).[6] It can be confused with Apamea impulsa, but is actually clearly different.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Melanapamea mixta Coastal Plain Apamea Moth". NatureServe. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Melanapamea Lafontaine, 2009". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Melanapamea Lafontaine". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Melanapamea mixta Grote, 1881". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "932362 – 9361 Melanapamea mixta (Grote, 1881)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Species Melanapamea mixta - Hodges#9361". Bug Guide. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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