Amphipoea oculea
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Amphipoea oculea, the ear moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 and it is found in most of the Palearctic realm.
The wingspan is 29–34 mm. Forewing pale or dark ferruginous brown; the veins brown; inner and outer lines double, brown, wide apart; the inner curved outwards between, and toothed inwards on, the veins; the outer with the inner arm thin, lunulate-dentate, the outer thick, continuous and parallel; a thick dark median shade running between the stigmata; submarginal line indistinct, waved, angled on vein 7, above which it is preceded by a dark costal patch; orbicular stigma rounded, orange, with a brown ring; reniform white, with the veins across it brown and containing on the discocellular a brown-outlined lunule, of which the centre is yellowish; the colour with brown outline; hindwing fuscous grey, paler towards base; the fringe rufous tinged.[1]
Adults are found from June to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the stems and roots of various grasses and low plants, including Petasites hybridus.[2]
Similar species
Requiring genitalic examination
References
- ^ Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
- ^ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
External links
- Kimber, Ian. "73.128 BF2360 Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea (Linnaeus, 1761)". UKMoths. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- Savela, Markku. "Amphipoea oculea (Linnaeus, 1761)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 28, 2019. Taxonomy
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)
- Lepiforum e.V. Includes photo of genitalia
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