Apamea lateritia (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2024, 12:56 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium. Always recorded in very small numbers or as singletons
This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
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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