Apamea plutonia

Apamea plutonia, the dusky Quaker or dusky apamea, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across the boreal regions, with some occurrences from as far south as New Mexico and Pennsylvania.^[1]

Apamea plutonia
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Apamea
Species:	A. plutonia
Binomial name
Apamea plutonia Grote, 1883
Synonyms
Hadena plutonia

The forewing length is 16 to 17 millimeters, and the wings are very dark brown, nearly black.^[1]

The cutworm larva feeds on grasses.^[1]