Amphipoea crinanensis

The Crinan Ear (Amphipoea crinanensis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, the Baltic region and central Russia.

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Amphipoea crinanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Amphipoea
Species:
A. crinanensis
Binomial name
Amphipoea crinanensis
(Burrows, 1908.[1])
Synonyms
  • Hydroecia crinanensis Burrows, 1908

The wingspan is 30–33 mm. The ground colour of the forewings ranges from burnt sienna through to reddish brown.. The colour ranges from burnt sienna through to reddish brown. The reniform stigma is yellow or orange or occasionally white. The orbicular stigma obscure. The crosslines are darker than the ground colour. The hindwings are brownish ochreous and have a small discal spot.

Adults are on wing from August to September.

The larvae are thought to feed inside the stems of Iris pseudacorus.[2]

Similar species

Requiring genitalic examination to separate,

References
  1. Burrows, C. R. N. (1908): The British species of Hydroecia - Hydroecia crinanensis n. sp. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 20: 184. London
  2. "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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