Amphipoea oculea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Amphipoea |
Species: | A. oculea |
Binomial name | |
Amphipoea oculea (Linnaeus, 1761) |
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The Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan is 29–34 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the stems and roots of various grasses and low plants, including Petasites hybridus.