Apamea apamiformis

Apamea apamiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Apamea
Species:
A. apamiformis
Binomial name
Apamea apamiformis
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Xylophasia apamiformis
  • Hadena contenta

Apamea apamiformis, known by the common names rice worm moth, riceworm,[1] and wild rice worm,[2] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including Wisconsin,[3]: 23  New York, Minnesota and eastern Canada, with imperiled or critically imperiled populations in Maryland and Indiana, respectively, and a vulnerable population in New Jersey.[4]

  1. ^ Apamea apamiformis. Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Invasive Species List and Scorecards for California. California Invasive Species Advisory Committee. 2010.
  2. ^ Nelson, J. J. Insect Pests: Wild Rice Worm. Archived January 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Crop Profile for Wild Rice in Minnesota. NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management & USDA. 2000.
  3. ^ Ferge, Leslie A.; Balogh, George J.; Johnson, Kyle E. (June 2018). "Checklist of Wisconsin Moths" (PDF). Wisconsin Entomological Society Special Publication No. 6. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ Schweitzer, Dale F. (30 September 2022). "Apamea apamiformis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 27 October 2022.