Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.
I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.
The list of moths listed in this Macro-moths blog and the Micro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.
Clouded Brindle - Apamea epomidion.
The moth is from the family of Noctuidae, subfamily Xyleninae.
It Is one of the larger macro moths, with a wingspan of 40 to 46 mm.
The moth as one generation and its flight season is from June to July.
The moth's habitat is mainly a woodland species.
It overwinters as a larva, Close to the ground.
The Larva appears from August to early March,
Feeds at night except when small,
They hide at ground level by day.
The overwintering larva feeds on a range of grasses.
It pupates in a cocoon on the soil surface.
The species is classed as a common species throughout the UK.
Click on the species of moth below for further information
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