Apamea illyria

Apamea illyria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Apamea
Species: A. illyria
Binomial name
Apamea illyria
Freyer, 1846
Synonyms
  • Abromias illyria
  • Polia scortea Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Apamea illyria is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from most of Europe to western Siberia, Turkey and the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 31-36 mm. Adults are on wing May to July.

The larvae feed on Calamagrostis, Dactylis and Deschampsia species, as well as Milium effusum.

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