| Apamea furva | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Apameini |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. furva |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea furva (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
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The Confused (Apamea furva) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in all of Europe. In western Europe it is primarily montane in the southern parts of its range through Spain and Portugal. It is found as far north as the Arctic Circle. From Europe its range extends east to Siberia, Turkey, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and China (Xinjiang).
The population in Great Britain and Ireland is sometimes treated as a subspecies, Apamea furva britannica.
The wingspan is 34–42 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on the roots and stem bases of various grasses, including Poa, Calamagrostis neglecta, Deschampsia flexuosa and Festuca species.