Amphipoea lucens

Amphipoea lucens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphipoea
Species: A. lucens
Binomial name
Amphipoea lucens
(Freyer, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Apamea lucens Freyer, 1845
  • Apamea lucens motojondensis Bryk, 1949

Amphipoea lucens, the large ear or large ear moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

the wingspan is about 30–36 mm. Resembles Amphipoea oculea, but is larger, and with the ground colour, as a rule, pale and the reniform white.

Adults are on wing from August to September.

The larvae feed on the roots and stem bases of various grasses, especially Molinia caerulea.[1]

Similar species

Requiring genitalic examination to separate,

References

  1. ↑ "Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London".


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