Noctuidae

73.160 Slender Brindle Apamea scolopacina (Esper, 1788)

Common

Similar species: This moth is unlikely to be mistaken for any other British or Irish species.

Forewing: 14 to 17mm

Habitats: Grassy clearings and rides in open woodland, downland scrub and coastal scrubby grassland.

Habits: The moth nectars at flowers and comes to sugar and light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds inside the stems and later on the leaves and flowers of False Brome, Wood Mellick, wood-rushes, Wood Meadow-grass and other woodland grasses. It pupates in a cocoon under the soil.

On the European mainland it has also been recorded feeding on Quaking Grass, Tufted Hair-grass and Wood Millet.