Apamea anceps (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:28 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, but widespread, but nowadays not so often recorded.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Apamea > Species: Apamea anceps
- Vernacular names
- Veldgrasuil (NL), Large Nutmeg (EN), Le Double-Feston (FR), Feldflur-Grasbüscheleule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Apamea sordida (Borkhausen, 1792) and Apamea infesta (Ochsenheimer, 1816)
- 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 35–43 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates inderground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from May till late July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Poa annua and Dactylis glomerata
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on the flowers and leaves of several grasses like: Poa annua or Dactylis glomerata.
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