Clouded-bordered brindle
Apamea crenata (Hufnagel, 1766)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The clouded-bordered brindle (Apamea crenata) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the clouded-bordered brindle
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest, grassland, wetland
- 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 clouded-bordered brindle live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the clouded-bordered brindle as introduced in 1 country.
Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the clouded-bordered brindle 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 clouded-bordered brindle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyNoctuidae
- genusApamea
- SpeciesApamea crenata (Hufnagel, 1766)
Synonyms Apamea albata, Apamea argentea, Apamea combusta, Apamea confluens, Apamea flavorufa, Apamea grisescens, Apamea intermedia, Apamea juncta, Apamea ochrea, Apamea pallida, Apamea putris, Apamea rubida, Apamea rurea, Apamea semiconfluens, Apamea subrurea, Apamea uniformis, Hadena corsa, Hadena rurea, Luperina rurea, Luperina rurea combusta, Noctua combusta, Noctua hirticornis, Noctua rurea, Parastichtis alopecurus, Parastichtis rurea, Phalaena alepecurus, Phalaena alopecurus, Phalaena crenata, Phalaena luculenta, Xylina borealis
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- šedavka lemovanáCzech
- Brithyn GodreogWelsh
- RustugleDanish
- Große Veränderliche GrasbüscheleuleGerman
- harilik juureöölaneEstonian
- kirjolahoyökkönenFinnish
- FlekkuvongurFaroese
- CampagnardeFrench
- Rozsdás dudvabagolyHungarian
- DumbyglaIcelandic
- カドモンヨトウJapanese
- 회색나무결밤나방Korean
- Rudasis pašakninis pelėdgalvisLithuanian
- kileengflyNorwegian Bokmål
- Variabele grasuilDutch
- vanleg engflyNorwegian Nynorsk
- Sówka oparzałkaPolish
- Совка полевая окаймленнаяRussian
- sivkavec obrúbenýSlovak
- sommarängsflySwedish
- Мармурівка польова сільськаUkrainian
- 黃褐雲斑秀夜蛾Chinese
- Brithion GodreogWelsh
- Foranderlig stængelugleDanish
- Campagnarde (La)French
- vanlig engflyNorwegian Bokmål
- allmänt ängsflySwedish
Relatives of the clouded-bordered brindle
Other species in the same genus Apamea.
Bordered apamea moth
Apamea sordens
Large nutmeg
Apamea anceps
Dark arches
Apamea monoglypha
Light arches
Apamea lithoxylaea
Scarce brindle
Apamea lateritia
Small clouded brindle
Apamea unanimis
CompareClouded-bordered brindle vs Bordered apamea mothClouded-bordered brindle vs Large nutmegClouded-bordered brindle vs Dark archesClouded-bordered brindle vs Light arches
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the clouded-bordered brindle an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the clouded-bordered brindle as introduced in 1 country: Iceland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
What kind of animal is the clouded-bordered brindle?
The clouded-bordered brindle (Apamea crenata) belongs to the family Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera.
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