Apamea remissa (Hübner, 1809) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2024, 12:58 p.m.
A fairly common and very variable 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 remissa
- Vernacular names
- Grauwe grasuil (NL), Dusky Brocade (EN), La Brouillée (FR), Kleine veränderliche Grasbüscheleule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Apamea gemina (Hübner, 1813)
- 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 (as Luperina gemina H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–42 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on various grasses.
It hibernates and pupates in the spring in the soil.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till early August in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Phalaris arundinacea and Calamagrostis epigejos
- Host plant (genera):
- Molinia
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on various grasses, including Phalaris arundinacea, Calamagrostis epigejos or Molinia ssp.
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