Apamea cogitata

Apamea cogitata, the thoughtful apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to North America, where it can be found across Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, and in the western United States to California.

Thoughtful apamea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. cogitata
Binomial name
Apamea cogitata Smith, 1891
Synonyms
Apamea dubitans cogitata

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

This was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Apamea dubitans.

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