Species Details

ABH: 73.154

BF: 2330

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Apamea remissa

Authority: (Hübner, [1809])

Vernacular: Dusky Brocade

Account: Common in damp meadows, calcareous grassland, gardens, hedgerows and open woodland throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Widespread and still moderately common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 36-42 mm. Very variable, with several forms, some of which could be confused with a number of other species, including Dark Brocade Blepharita adusta and Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum. Larva feeds on flowers and seeds of various grasses, including Reed Canary-grass and Common Couch.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 36 — 42 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 15 May (1960) — 25 Aug (1946)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Gramineae, Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary-grass).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/apamea-remissa/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 390

Individuals: 69

Earliest Year: 1886

Latest Year: 2020

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