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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.

  1. Iceland

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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNoctuidae
  6. genusApamea
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the clouded-bordered brindle

Other species in the same genus Apamea.

Dark arches

Apamea monoglypha

NoctuidaeNo free photo yet

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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.

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). Clouded-bordered brindle (Apamea crenata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clouded-bordered-brindle

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BibTeX
@misc{clouded_bordered_brindle_2026,
  title = {Clouded-bordered brindle (Apamea crenata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clouded-bordered-brindle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}