Seq # 901220120

Apamea scolopacina (Esper, 1788) Species

Last modified: Oct. 16, 2023, 3:57 p.m.


A widespread and fairly common species throughout Belgium.


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

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.

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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.

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