Apamea monoglypha (Hufnagel, 1766)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Apameini → subtribe Apameina → genus Apamea → species Apamea monoglypha
Species name(s)
Apamea monoglypha (Hufnagel, 1766) = Abromias monoglypha (Hufnagel, 1766) = Phalaena monoglypha Hufnagel, 1766.
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #38. Sakhalin.
Forewing length
25—28 mm.
Wingspan
42—51 mm.
Primary colors
Brown/Gray/Black.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |

Detailed information with references
Synonyms and combinations
- Abromias monoglypha. [3]. Peter Khramov.
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Wingspan: 42-51 mm. Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
- Переднее крыло до 2,8 см длины, общий цвет — коричневый, на нем заметный неравномерный рисунок, очень крупное круглое пятно. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Distribution
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - The European part of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia,Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Prealtay, Pribaikalskiy, Sakhalin,Middle-Volga, Urals Average, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3]. Peter Khramov.
- Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus , Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands,Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Faroe Islands, Finland, France (mainland) Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10]. Peter Khramov.
- Ареал — вся Европа, добирается до высот в 2500 м и даже более. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Lifespan
- July - October Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
- Время: с середины июня по сентябрь. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Imago
- Места частой встречи: лес/парк/сад. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Larva lifespan
- С сентября по май. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- Gramineae. [28]. Peter Khramov.
- Cereals (Gramineae) Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.
- Злаки. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Subspecies Apamea monoglypha
- A. m. monoglypha (Hufnagel, 1766).
- A. m. sardoa (Turati, 1909).
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Andrey Ponomarev, Nikolai Vladimirov. Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera.ru (Insecta.pro previous version / cтарая версия Insecta.pro)
- Vasiliy Feoktistov, personal communication
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