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Northern Arches

Apamea exulis

Checklist Number
73.167 [B&F: 2324]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Xyleninae
Genus:Apamea
Species:exulis
Authority:(Lefebvre, 1836)

Nationally scarce, on moorland and grassland in parts of Scotland (ssp. assimilis) and on Shetland (ssp. marmorata). Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 38-44 mm. Larva feeds on roots and lower stems of various grasses.