Apamea lateritia (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: March 3, 2024, 6:45 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium. Always recorded in very small numbers or as singletons.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Apamea > Species: Apamea lateritia
- Vernacular names
- Steenrode grasuil (NL), Scarce Brindle (EN), L'Abromiade latéritique (FR), Ziegelrote Grasbüscheleule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 11.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 42–50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the roots of various grasses. Hibernates as a larva.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from mid June till late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa and Festuca ovina
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on various grasses like: Deschampsia cespitosa, D. flexuosa, Festica ovina subsp. hirtula and subsp. ophioliticola.
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Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.
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