Apamea scolopacina (Esper, 1788) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2024, 12:58 p.m.
A widespread and fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Apamea > Species: Apamea scolopacina
- Vernacular names
- Bosgrasuil (NL), Slender Brindle (EN), La Noctuelle mignonne (FR), Bräunlichgelbe 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 (as Luperina scolopacina H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 30–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives on several grasses.
Hibernates as a larva close to the ground and pupates in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-June till mid-August in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Milium effusum
- Host plant (genera):
- Luzula
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on several grasses, like Milium effusum or Luzula.
No pictures yet!
