Kebnat
INSECTS

Bordered Apamea Moth

Apamea sordens

Insects
NativeNocturnal
Bordered Apamea Moth, photo 1 of 5
Bordered Apamea Moth, Caterpillar
Bordered Apamea Moth, photo 3 of 5
36–42 mmWingspan
18 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 36–42 mm. Nocturnal. Lives in fields and on the tundra.

There are 58 observations of Bordered Apamea Moth in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale14
  2. Estrie11
  3. Montérégie9
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  7. Outaouais4
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

What the caterpillar eats

Bread wheatTriticum aestivum
MaizeZea mays
TimothyPhleum pratense
Annual wildriceZizania aquatica
TOXIC
Cultivated annual ryeSecale cereale
TOXIC
OatAvena sativa
BarleyHordeum vulgare
TOXIC
Gardener's-gartersPhalaris arundinacea
CocksfootDactylis glomerata

Similar species

Small Clouded BrindleApamea unanimis
Suspected MothParastichtis suspecta
Veiled Ear MothLoscopia velata
Yellow-headed Cutworm MothApamea amputatrix
Nutmeg MothAnarta trifolii
Striped Garden Caterpillar MothTrichordestra legitima
Garden Arches MothLacanobia radix
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians