Amphipoea oculea (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 4:19 p.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium.
Data Deficient due to a lack of sufficient data according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Amphipoea > Species: Amphipoea oculea
- Vernacular names
- Roodbruine vlekuil (NL), Ear Moth (EN), La Noctuelle éclatante (FR), Rotbraune Stengeleule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Amphipoea nictitans (Linnaeus, 1767) and Amphipoea chrysographa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 11.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 29–34 mm.
The three Amphipoea species that occur in Belgium are very similar and in most cases can hardly be distinguished with certainty based on their external characteristics. They have an almost identical wing shape and drawing and the same degree of variation. Therefore genitalia research is necessary to determine the right species.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg and pupates underground. The adults come to light and sugar.
Flight periods
The adults fly from early July till late September in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa and Petasites hybridus
- Substrates:
- Grasses and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives at the base and the lower stem of various Poaceae and herbaceous plants.
Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.
