Melanapamea mixta
Introduction


The **coastal plain apamea** (*Melanapamea mixta*, formerly *Apamea mixta*) is a [moth](/wiki/Moth "Moth") of the family [Noctuidae](/wiki/Noctuidae "Noctuidae"). It is found in scattered populations from [Ontario](/wiki/Ontario "Ontario"), [Quebec](/wiki/Quebec "Quebec"), [New Brunswick](/wiki/New_Brunswick "New Brunswick"), [Nova Scotia](/wiki/Nova_Scotia "Nova Scotia") and [Manitoba](/wiki/Manitoba "Manitoba") in [Canada](/wiki/Canada "Canada") south along the coast to [New Jersey](/wiki/New_Jersey "New Jersey") and [North Carolina](/wiki/North_Carolina "North Carolina"). Also inland in [New York](/wiki/New_York_%28state%29 "New York (state)") and western [Maryland](/wiki/Maryland "Maryland"). It has also been reported from [Massachusetts](/wiki/Massachusetts "Massachusetts"), [Maine](/wiki/Maine "Maine"), [Michigan](/wiki/Michigan "Michigan") and [Ohio](/wiki/Ohio "Ohio").

The larvae probably feed on grasses or sedges.


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