Amphipoea crinanensis

Amphipoea crinanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphipoea
Species: A. crinanensis
Binomial name
Amphipoea crinanensis
(Burrows, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Hydroecia crinanensis Burrows, 1908

The Crinan Ear (Amphipoea crinanensis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, the Baltic region and central Russia.

The wingspan is 30–33 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.

The larvae are thought to feed inside the stems of Iris pseudacorus.

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