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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Amphipoea lucens
Amphipoea lucens(Freyer, 1845)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Apameini
  4. Apameina
  5. Amphipoea
  6.  lucens
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Habitat

  • Marshes, bogs
  • Waterlogged meadows

MU

30-36 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyTravařka rašeliništní
    DanskKæruld-græsugle
    DeutschPfeifengras-Stengeleule
    EnglishLarge Ear
    FrançaisNoctuelle chatoyante
    LietuviųGelsvasis stiebinukas
    MagyarLápi fűgyökérbagoly
    NederlandsHoogveenvlekuil
    NorskMyrstengelfly
    SlovenčinaSivkavec rašeliniskový
    SuomeksiSuosekoyökkönen
    SvenskaHögmossestamfly
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CyperaceaeEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail Cottongrass
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Apamea lucensFreyer, 1845
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Chartley Moss NNR

Male.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Chartley Moss NNR

Adult.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Mariager Fjord

Adult.

Ian KimberUnited Kingdom, Littleborough

Male.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Chartley Moss NNR

Adult.

Ian KimberUnited Kingdom, Littleborough
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
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