Apamea crenata (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2024, 12:55 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Apamea > Species: Apamea crenata
- Vernacular names
- Variabele grasuil (NL), Clouded-bordered Brindle (EN), La Campagnarde (FR), Große Veränderliche Grasbüscheleule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Apamea rurea (Fabricius, 1775)
- 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 36–44 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva close to the ground and pupates in a loose cell among roots.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till mid-July in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dactylis glomerata
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on several species of Gramineae like Dactylis glomerata.
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