Clouded-bordered Brindle
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| Clouded-bordered Brindle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Apameini |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. crenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Apamea crenata Hufnagel, 1766 | |
The Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic ecozone.
Mounted
This species has a wingspan of 36 to 44 mm. The forewings are pale brown with darker patches around the margin, usually with especially prominent markings at the base and tornus. The hindwings are greyish with darker venation. Melanic forms occur fairly frequently. This moth flies at night and is attracted to light and sugar and especially to nectar-rich flowers. In the British Isles it is active from May to July.
The larva feeds on various grasses including orchard grasses, tussock grasses, fescues, and canarygrasses. This species overwinters as a larva and feeds in mild weather throughout the season.[1]
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Further reading
- Chinery, M. Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe. 1986 (Reprinted 1991).
- Skinner, B. Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. 1984.
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