Apamea sordens

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Click on the language to view common names.

Description

Family Noctuidae

'The Noctuids are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, this family is the largest in the Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species. About 2,900 of these are found in North America, and there is wide variation in appearance and behavior. Most moths are gray to brown in color and have line or spots on their wings . Some species are brightly colored . They are small to large in size, and most species are medium-sized with wingspans 2 - 4.5 cm. When at rest, adults of most species hold their wings above their bodies like a roof. Noctuids are typically nocturnal , though some species are diurnal . Most larvae feed on plant foliage , dead leaves, lichens, and fungi; many are serious forest pests. Some species are leaf miners, others are stem- or leaf-borers, and still others feed at night on plant shoots. Noctuid moths pupate in cells in soil, in plant cavities, or in silk cocoons .

'[1]

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Apamea

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. amputatrix (Yellowheaded Cutworm) · A. cariosa (Nondescript Dagger Moth) · A. castanea (Apamea Castanea) · A. cogitata (Thoughtful Apamea) · A. cristata (Apamea Cristata) · A. devastator (Glassy Cutworm) · A. dubitans (Doubtful Apamea) · A. finitima (Bordered Apamea) · A. helva (Yellow Three) · A. indocilis (Ignorant Apamea) · A. lateritia (Scarce Brindle) · A. lutosa (Opalescent Apamea) · A. monoglypha (Dark Arches) · A. oblonga (Crescent Striped) · A. occidens (Western Apamea) · A. ophiogramma (Double Lobed) · A. plutonia (Dusky Apamea) · A. remissa indocilis (Apamea Remissa) · A. smythi (Smyth's Apamea Moth) · A. sordens (Rustic Shoulder) · A. unanimis (Small Clouded Brindle) · A. vultuosa (Airy Apamea)

More Info

• Search for Pictures: images.google.com
• Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
• Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
• Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books

Further Reading

• British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url , p. 146, p. 148.
• Keys to the insects of the European USSR. (Opredelitel nasekomykh Evropeiskoi chasti SSSR) Compiled by G. Ya. Bei-Bienko [and others] Editorial board: B.E. Bykhovskii [and others] Translated from Russian [by] Jean Salkind. Edited by O. Theodor] Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations; [available from U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Va.], 1967- url p. 128, p. 139, p. 442, p. 713.
• Larvae of owlet moths (Noctuidae): biology, morphology, and classification / by O.I. Merzheevskaya; George L. Godfrey, scientific editor; [translated from the Russian by P.M. Rao]. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation, 1988. url , p. 20, p. 241, p. 248, p. 25, p. 358, p. 404, p. 6, p. 8.
• Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries: a collection of papers dedicated to professor Alexsandr Sergeevich Danilevskii / collected by O.L. Kryzhanovskii; Donald R. Davis, scientific editor; [translated from the Russian by P.M. Rao]. Washington, D.C.: National Science Foundation, 1988. url p. 393.
• Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url p. 106, p. 115, p. 57, p. 60, p. 70, p. 98.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Moth Nights
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2603635
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-262782.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1892254
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEYB9400
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 170931

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Mean = 428.850 meters (1,406.988 feet), Standard Deviation = 544.150 based on 2,185 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

©2004-2012 David Stang. All rights reserved.