Species Details

ABH: 73.126

BF: 2358

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Amphipoea fucosa

=Amphipoea fucosa paludis

Authority: (Freyer, 1830)

Vernacular: Saltern Ear

Account: Local on coastal salt-marshes and sand-dunes, on the south and east coasts of England and Wales as far north as the Humber and Morecambe Bay, extending inland at low density in some areas, but distribution in northern Britain poorly known owing to confusion with Large Ear Very similar to Large Ear A. lucens, which see for details. In southern England, may be confused with Ear Moth A. oculea, however Saltern Ear is generally paler and longer-winged. Larva feeds on roots and lower stems of various grasses, over-wintering as an egg.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 29 — 35 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 9 Aug (1998) — 2 Sep (1962)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Gramineae, Poa annua (Annual Meadow-grass).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/amphipoea-fucosa/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1962

Latest Year: 1998

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