Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Noctuidae > Amphipoea > Amphipoea fucosaAmphipoea fucosa (Saltern Ear Moth)Synonyms: Amphipoea albo (heterotypic); Amphipoea albomaculata (heterotypic); Amphipoea anomala; Amphipoea branderi; Amphipoea brunnea (heterotypic); Amphipoea flavo (heterotypic); Amphipoea flavomaculata; Amphipoea fucosa paludis; Amphipoea grisea (heterotypic); Amphipoea intermedia (heterotypic); Amphipoea nigrescens; Amphipoea nigrisignata; Amphipoea obscura (heterotypic); Amphipoea obsoleta; Amphipoea pallescens; Amphipoea paludis; Amphipoea rufa (heterotypic); Amphipoea trimaculata; Amphipoea virgata; Apamaea fucosa; Apamea fucosa (homotypic) The Saltern Ear Moth (Amphipoea fucosa) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 29–35 mm. Resembles Amphipoea oculea but is larger, with the reniform orange-red. The moth flies from the beginning of June to the end of September. The larvae feed inside the roots and stems of various grasses. |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay Dunes/ Twyni Bae Caerfyrddin |
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2981 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Coedydd Derw a Safleoedd Ystlumod Meirion/ Meirionnydd Oakwoods and Bat Sites |
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6953 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Cors Fochno |
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1613 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Essex Estuaries |
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114016 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Isles of Scilly Complex |
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66350 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pevensey Levels |
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8860 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Rum |
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26775 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Saltfleetby–Theddlethorpe Dunes and Gibraltar Point |
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2373 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Twyni o Abermenai i Aberffraw/ Abermenai to Aberffraw Dunes |
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4623 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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