Apamea ophiogramma
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The Double Lobed is a moth
of the family Noctuidae
. It is found in Europe
. There are at least
two separate introductions into North America
(Troubridge et al. 1992) and it is now rapidly expanding in range.
It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Lateroligia
.
This species has a wingspan
of 32-35 mm. The length of the forewings is 13-16 mm. This moth flies at night from June to August and is attracted to light and sugar.
The larva
feeds and overwinter on reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) and reed sweet-grass (Glycera maxima).
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. There are at least
two separate introductions into North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
(Troubridge et al. 1992) and it is now rapidly expanding in range.
It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Lateroligia
Lateroligia
Lateroligia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family....
.
This species has a wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
of 32-35 mm. The length of the forewings is 13-16 mm. This moth flies at night from June to August and is attracted to light and sugar.
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
feeds and overwinter on reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) and reed sweet-grass (Glycera maxima).
- The flight season refers to the British IslesBritish IslesThe British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
. This may vary in other parts of the range.