Apamea sublustris, the reddish light arches, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1788. It is found in central and southern Europe (including southern Great Britain), Turkey and the Caucasus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Apamea |
| Species: | A. sublustris
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| Apamea sublustris (Esper, 1788)
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Description edit
The wingspan is 42–48 mm. It differs from the very similar Apamea lithoxylaea in having the forewing shorter, more strongly suffused with brown, or brownish grey, especially along costa which in A. lithoxylaea is whitish: stigmata much plainer; outer line more continuously lunulate-dentate, the median shade at its lower extremity extending from inner to outer line; the terminal brown shades more distinct; the brown clouding on submedian fold before submarginal line absent; hindwing with better-defined markings.[1]
Biology edit
Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on the roots of various grasses, including fescues.[2]
References edit
- ^ Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
- ^ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Search the database - introduction and help". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
External links edit
- Kimber, Ian. "73.164 BF2323 Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris (Esper, 1788)". UKMoths. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- Savela, Markku. "Apamea sublustris (Esper, 1788)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 June 2019. Taxonomy
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Lepiforum e.V.
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)