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Scarce brindle

Apamea lateritia (Hufnagel, 1766)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The scarce brindle (Apamea lateritia) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the scarce brindle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
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 scarce brindle live?

Not recorded

Is the scarce 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 scarce brindle classified?

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

Synonyms Abromias lateritia, Agroperina kunashirina, Agroperina lateritia, Apamea albicingulata, Apamea borealis, Apamea contraria, Apamea derufata, Apamea festiva, Apamea grisescens, Apamea melania, Apamea obsoleta, Apamea purpurascens, Apamea sordida, Apamea unicolor, Hadena alpium, Hadena decolor, Hadena lateritia, Hadena soldana, Noctua molochina, Phalaena lateritia, Xylina unicolora

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • šedavka rudáCzech
  • Brithyn PrinWelsh
  • Teglrød stængelugleDanish
  • Ziegelrote GrasbüscheleuleGerman
  • punakas juureöölaneEstonian
  • repoyökkönenFinnish
  • Abromiade latéritiqueFrench
  • Bíborbarna dudvabagolyHungarian
  • オオアカヨトウJapanese
  • Paprastasis pašakninis pelėdgalvisLithuanian
  • teglrødt engflyNorwegian Bokmål
  • Steenrode grasuilDutch
  • teglraudt engflyNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Красно-бурая полевая совкаRussian
  • sivkavec lipnicovýSlovak
  • opečna rušnicaSlovenian
  • tegelrött ängsflySwedish
  • Мармурівка польова рудаUkrainian
  • Brithion PrinWelsh
  • Ziegelbraune Heiderasen-GraseuleGerman
  • Abromiade latéritique (L')French

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scarce brindle

Other species in the same genus Apamea.

Dark arches

Apamea monoglypha

NoctuidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the scarce brindle?

The scarce brindle (Apamea lateritia) 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). Scarce brindle (Apamea lateritia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarce-brindle

MLA

“Scarce brindle (Apamea lateritia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarce-brindle.

BibTeX
@misc{scarce_brindle_2026,
  title = {Scarce brindle (Apamea lateritia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarce-brindle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}