UKMoths Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata - Distribution map
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Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata
(Hufnagel, 1766)
Wingspan 36-44 mm.
Commonly occurring throughout most of the British Isles, occupying a variety of habitats, there is a frequent brownish or melanic variant, ab. combusta, in addition to the well-marked typical form.
The single generation flies in June and July, sometimes earlier, and is frequent at light.
The caterpillars feed on various grasses.
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