Apamea zeta

(Treitschke, 1825)

Sort #: 2655 | P #: 932351 | MPG #: 9385
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Larval substrate: Grasses, incl. Molinia caerulea (Purple Moorgrass)

Comment: ssp.exulis stated to occur on Nantucket. A female examined by Lafontaine & Mikkola, but no date given (MONA 26.9:95). Seems a very unlikely locality for this boreo-alpine species, but a relict population is considered possible by the authors.

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, very rare
Status in N. America: Holarctic
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2009
Last Year Reported: 2009

Distribution by County: Nantucket
Number of Records: 1