Species Details

ABH: 73.156

BF: 2326

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Apamea crenata

=Apamea crenata ab. combusta

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1766)

Vernacular: Clouded-bordered Brindle

Account: Common in grassland, fens, moorland, woodland rides and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and moderately common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 36-44 mm. The common form could be confused with pale forms of Clouded Brindle A. epomidion, which see, while the reddish brown f. combusta may be misidentified as the rare immigrant Scarce Brindle A. lateritia. Larva feeds on Cock's-foot and various other grasses.

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: 36 — 44 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 6 May (2011) — 13 Aug (1996)

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

Foodplant: Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-foot), Gramineae.

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: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/apamea-crenata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 298

Individuals: 47

Earliest Year: 1903

Latest Year: 2021

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