Apamea unanimis (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 7:43 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, mostly found in the north of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Apamea > Species: Apamea unanimis
- Vernacular names
- Rietgrasuil (NL), Small Clouded Brindle (EN), La Noctuelle de l'Alpiste (FR), Glanzgras-Grasbüscheleule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1913. Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 13: 9. On page 9.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 30–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on various grasses.
It hibernates fully fed and pupates in the spring among leaf litter or inside a dead plant stem.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till the end of July in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Phalaris arundinacea and Deschampsia flexuosa
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on various grasses, including: Phalaris arundinacea or Deschampsia flexuosa.
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