Noctuidae
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9384.2 Apamea rubrirena
(Treitschke, 1825)
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Larva and Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Poaceae[none_specified]. Host genera: .none_specified. Notes: soil-surface feeding cutworm on Poaceae (Crabo et al 2014); presumably grasses (Beadle & Leckie 2012). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
rubrirena (Treitschke, 1825) (Mamestra) - MONA 1983: [NEW]rubrirena [Pohl], 2016 (Apamea)abnoba (Guth, 1932) (Hadena)asciburgensis (Koch, 1965) (Crymodes)feisthamelii (Boisduval, 1833) (Hadena)fennica (Guth, 1932) (Hadena)hercyniae (Staudinger, 1871) (Hadena)intermedia (Guth, 1932) (Hadena)kurilirena (Bryk, 1942) (Crymodes)marginipicta Varga, 1973 (Apamea)miriquidoi (Koch, 1963) (Crymodes)ontakensis Sugi, 1982 (Apamea)pacifica Sugi, 1982 (Apamea)rhaetonorica (Koch, 1965) (Crymodes)rubirena; [Pohl], 2016 (Apamea) missp.; TL: (no type).shibuyae (Matsumura, 1925) (Crymodes)sylvicola (Eversmann, 1843) (Mamestra)wasedana Sugi, 1982 (Apamea) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Apamea rubrirena (Treitschke, 1825) is a Eurasian species first reported in North America (Alaska) by Kononenko et al. (1989). |
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| 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.
- Kononenko V.S., J.D. Lafontaine & K. Mikkola, 1989. An annotated check list of noctuid moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) of Beringia. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 68: . 549–567Reprinted in English in Enomological Review 69: 17–138, 1990.
- Mikkola, K., J. D. Lafontaine & J. D. Gill, 2009. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.9: p. 99; pl. 8.8-9. 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 iNaturalist
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