Amphipoea lucens
| Amphipoea lucens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Amphipoea |
| Species: | A. lucens |
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| Amphipoea lucens (Freyer, 1845) | |
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The Large Ear or Large Ear Moth (Amphipoea lucens) 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 Molinea caerulea.[1]
Similar species
Requiring genitalic examination
References
External links
- Lepiforum Includes photo of genitalia
- Funet Taxonomy
- Fauna Europaea
- UKmoths
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