Species Details

ABH: 73.166

BF: 2328

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Apamea lateritia

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1766)

Vernacular: Scarce Brindle

Account: Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) from northern Europe, appearing in Britain on three occasions: at Porthkerry, Glamorgan, in ca. 1887; at West Norwood, Surrey, in July 1972; and at Bexley, Kent, in July 1972. Larva feeds on roots of various grasses, including Sheep's-fescue, Tufted Hair-grass and Wavy Hair-grass, no evidence of breeding in the UK.

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: 45 — 56 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 17 Jul (1972) — 17 Jul (1972)

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

Foodplant:

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

Status: Rare migrant

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

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

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1972

Latest Year: 1972

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