Species Details

ABH: 73.155

BF: 2327

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Apamea epomidion

Authority: (Haworth, 1809)

Vernacular: Clouded Brindle

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, parks and gardens throughout much of England and Wales Pale examples could be confused with Clouded-bordered Brindle A. crenata. Larva feeds on various grasses, including Cock's-foot and Tufted Hair-grass.

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: 40 — 46 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 12 May (1989) — 1 Aug (1982)

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

Foodplant: 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-epomidion/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 385

Individuals: 54

Earliest Year: 1881

Latest Year: 2024

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