Noctuidae : Xyleninae
Clouded Brindle
APAMEA epomidion (Haworth, 1809)
Clouded Brindle
APAMEA epomidion (Haworth, 1809)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 40-46mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - not including Finland,Norway,Portugal & northern Russia : Altai : Turkey : Azerbaijan
UK Distribution: Endland & Wales - well distributed and frequent : southern,western Scotland & Ireland - Local : Isle of Man - rare : Channel Isles - Guernsey - occasional , Jersey - rare
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Gardens : Parkland
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon on the ground
Overwinters as: larva
Observations: This moth is often brown to reddish brown' brindling' although other specimens will be plain and non distinctive.
These pale specimens tend to be similar to the Clouded-bordered Brindle.
Adjacent to the median area there is a black backward facing "L" shaped mark which shows mirror fashion from one wing to the other. The subterminal cross line is wavy and expends into a light patch at the apex.
The moth is attracted to light,flowers and sugar but appears at the moth trap in small numbers.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - not including Finland,Norway,Portugal & northern Russia : Altai : Turkey : Azerbaijan
UK Distribution: Endland & Wales - well distributed and frequent : southern,western Scotland & Ireland - Local : Isle of Man - rare : Channel Isles - Guernsey - occasional , Jersey - rare
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Noctua epomidion (Haworth, 1809)
- Noctua basilinea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Great Britain
Habitat: Broadleaved Woodland : Gardens : Parkland
Similar Species -
- Clouded-bordered Brindle - Apamea crenata (Hufnagel, 1766)
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon on the ground
Overwinters as: larva
Observations: This moth is often brown to reddish brown' brindling' although other specimens will be plain and non distinctive.
These pale specimens tend to be similar to the Clouded-bordered Brindle.
Adjacent to the median area there is a black backward facing "L" shaped mark which shows mirror fashion from one wing to the other. The subterminal cross line is wavy and expends into a light patch at the apex.
The moth is attracted to light,flowers and sugar but appears at the moth trap in small numbers.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
The larva feeds on various grasses including the ones shown below
The larva feeds on various grasses including the ones shown below
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted hair-grass - Tussock grass
- Dactylis glomerata - Cock's-foot - Orchard grass
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Xyleninae Apameini APAMEA Ochsenheimer 1816 Apamea epomidion (Haworth, 1809) Noctua basilinea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - NOCTUA epomidion (Haworth, 1809) = Xylina nux Freyer, 1842 = Apamea characterea.auct - APAMEA Ochsenheimer, 1816 = Abromias Billberg 1820 Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.170 - n.27 - Great Britain |