Apamea zeta (Treitschke, 1825)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: A medium-sized moth (FW length 16–21 mm) with a greenish gray forewing that flies above timberline north of central Washington. The forewing is relatively broad, with an elongate apex and slightly scalloped outer margin. The color is dark powdery green-gray, slightly darker along the costa and in the median area due to a diffuse median line. The lines are dark gray, double with lighter yellow-green to gray-green filling. The basal and antemedial lines are slightly irregular. The latter line is angled across the wing with a long tooth toward the margin on 1A+2A near the posterior margin. The postmedial line is strongly toothed, strongly drawn toward the base on the costa, bent abruptly below the costa and oriented obliquely across the wing with a slight convex segment around the reniform spot. The subterminal line is pale, similar to the filling of the other lines, irregular with a weak W-mark on the mid-wing. It is preceded by a variable gray shade, continuous or forming a series of dark wedges on the mid-wi
Wing Span: 3.2-4.2 cm
Life History:
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Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses (Poaceae), particularly Festuca bunchgrasses.
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Habitat: Arctic and alpine tundra.
Range: Mountains throughout British Columbia, ranging south to the northern Cascade Mountains in Washington. It has also been collected in the Selkirk Range in far northeastern Washington. This species is likely to occur at high elevations in the Rocky Mountain system in Idaho and Montana.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2022
Submitted by: J_Martineau
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Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 14, 2022

Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 05, 2022

Observation date: Aug 24, 2013
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 03, 2020

Observation date: Aug 17, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Dec 13, 2017