Bordered Apamea
Apamea sordens finitima Guenée, 1852
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Identification: Forewing bluish gray to brown; median area darker brown except orbicular and reniform spots. Black basal dash; claviform spot a black loop extending outward from am. line. Hindwing grayish brown, slightly darker at outer margin.
Wing Span: 3.5-3.7 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Corn, timothy, wheat, wild rice, and other grasses and sedges.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to Virginia, west across Canada, south to Minnesota.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Apamea finitima has been determined to be a a North American subspecies of the Holarctic species Apamea sordens.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 85 verified sightings

Observation date: Jun 18, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018

Observation date: Jun 25, 2015
Submitted by: b.cn.u
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 11, 2018

Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 04, 2018

Observation date: Apr 27, 2018
Submitted by: caw33iii
Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2018

Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2017

Observation date: Jun 16, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 28, 2017

Observation date: Jun 16, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 28, 2017

Observation date: Jun 16, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 28, 2017

Observation date: Jun 19, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 19, 2017

Observation date: Jun 17, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2017

Observation date: May 28, 2017
Submitted by: tomnix
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 31, 2017

Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Apr 07, 2017

Observation date: Jun 06, 2016
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 09, 2016

Observation date: Apr 23, 2016
Submitted by: skywatcher
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 02, 2016

Observation date: Jun 09, 2014
Submitted by: Sharon Watson
Region: Traill County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 21, 2016

Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Park County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 08, 2015

Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 03, 2015

Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 30, 2015

Observation date: Jun 08, 2014
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2014

Observation date: Jun 01, 2014
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 07, 2014

Observation date: Jun 15, 2001
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2014

Observation date: Jun 06, 2002
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2014

Observation date: Jun 18, 1999
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Fremont County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2014

Observation date: Jun 16, 1996
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 09, 2014
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