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Bordered apamea moth

Apamea sordens (Hufnagel, 1766)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The bordered apamea moth (Apamea sordens) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the bordered apamea moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, human_modified
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bordered apamea moth live?

Not recorded

Is the bordered apamea moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bordered apamea moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNoctuidae
  6. genusApamea
  7. SpeciesApamea sordens (Hufnagel, 1766)

Synonyms Apamea alinea, Apamea basilinea, Apamea bicolor, Apamea cinerascens, Apamea cruda, Apamea delineata, Apamea juncta, Apamea nictitans, Apamea obscura, Apamea pallida, Apamea reducta, Apamea unicolor, Hadena alacra, Hadena basilinea, Hadena basistriga, Hadena cerivana, Hadena cinefacta, Hadena grisescens, Luperina basilinea, Mamestra basilinea, Noctua basilinea, Noctua nebulosa, Phalaena basilinea, Phalaena marmorosa, Phalaena sordens, Trachea basilinea

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Rustic shoulder-knotEnglish
  • šedavka obilnáCzech
  • Brithyn GwargwlwmWelsh
  • AksugleDanish
  • QueckeneuleGerman
  • teraöölaneEstonian
  • kahuyökkönenFinnish
  • Noctuelle du bléFrench
  • Kalászrágó dudvabagolyHungarian
  • シロミミハイイロヨトウJapanese
  • 쥐빛밤나방Korean
  • Grūdinis pelėdgalvisLithuanian
  • åkerengflyNorwegian Bokmål
  • KweekgrasuilDutch
  • Sówka perzówkaPolish
  • Обыкновенная зерновая совкаRussian
  • sivkavec obilnýSlovak
  • pirničina rušnicaSlovenian
  • sädesängsflySwedish
  • Мармурівка зернова звичайнаUkrainian
  • Brithion GwargwlwmWelsh
  • Aks-stængelugleDanish
  • Aks-ugleDanish
  • Ackerrand-GrasbüscheleuleGerman
  • Schuttflur-GraseuleGerman
  • Noctuelle basilaireFrench
  • Noctuelle basilaire (La)French
  • Noctuelle du chiendentFrench
  • sówka pszenicówkaPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bordered apamea moth

Other species in the same genus Apamea.

Dark arches

Apamea monoglypha

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bordered apamea moth?

The bordered apamea moth (Apamea sordens) belongs to the family Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bordered apamea moth (Apamea sordens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bordered-apamea-moth

MLA

“Bordered apamea moth (Apamea sordens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bordered-apamea-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{bordered_apamea_moth_2026,
  title = {Bordered apamea moth (Apamea sordens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bordered-apamea-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}