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Clouded-bordered Brindle
Apamea crenata (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2326 / 73.156
Photo © Matthew Casey,  17/05/2020 - Hethersett

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Clouded Brindle
Apamea epomidion
Forewing: 18-22mm.
Flight: One generation May-July.
Foodplant:   Grasses.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread and common.
Grassland, fens, woodland, heathland, scrub and gardens.

Variable species, with two main distinct colour forms. The pale form could be confused with Clouded Brindle. The dark or melanic form, (f. combusta) is also common.

Recorded in 65 (88%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
31/10/2023127TG33Ridlington
31/07/2023527TG33Ridlington
21/07/2023127TG00Barnham Broom
05/07/2023128TL79Cranwich
30/06/2023227TG33Ridlington
28/06/2023127TG11Costessey
26/06/2023128TF51Wiggenhall
23/06/2023127TG24Overstrand
21/06/2023127TG13Hempstead
18/06/2023127TG13Hempstead
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