Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Noctuidae > Amphipoea > Amphipoea oculeaAmphipoea oculea (Ear Moth)Synonyms: Amphipoea albicosta; Amphipoea auricula; Amphipoea aurigera; Amphipoea chrysographa; Amphipoea cinerago; Amphipoea conjuncta; Amphipoea erythrostigma; Amphipoea grisea (heterotypic); Amphipoea myopa; Amphipoea nictitans; Amphipoea obscura (heterotypic); Amphipoea pallida (heterotypic); Amphipoea rosea; Amphipoea splendens; Amphipoea struvei; Apamea chrysographa; Apamea oculea; Hadena oculea; Hydroecia nictitans; Phalaena oculea (homotypic) The Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone. See glossary for terms used The wingspan is 29–34 mm. Forewing pale or dark ferruginous brown; the veins brown; inner and outer lines double, brown, wide apart; the inner curvedoutwards between, and toothed inwards on, the veins; the outer with the inner arm thin, lunulate-dentate,the outer thick, continuous and parallel; a thick dark median shade running between the stigmata; submarginal line indistinct, waved, angled on vein 7, above which it is preceded by a dark costal patch; orbicular stigma rounded, orange, with a brown ring; reniform white, with the veins across it brown and containing on the discocellular a brown-outlined lunule, of which the centre is yellowish; the co |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Ardvar and Loch a`Mhuilinn Woodlands |
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1992 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Berwyn a Mynyddoedd de Clwyd/ Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains |
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67265 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cannock Chase |
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3057 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Cors Fochno |
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1613 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Corsydd Môn/ Anglesey Fens |
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1154 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dawlish Warren |
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145 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dee Estuary/ Aber Dyfrdwy |
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39057 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dornoch Firth and Morrich More |
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21499 |
Scotland, 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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East Devon Pebblebed Heaths |
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2767 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Epping Forest |
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3966 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Eryri/ Snowdonia |
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48773 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Fal and Helford |
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15785 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary |
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38085 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Hoy |
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23474 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Inverpolly |
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29349 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Isles of Scilly Complex |
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66350 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru |
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3940 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pembrokeshire Woodlands/ Coedydd Gogledd Sir Benfro |
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780 |
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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River Moriston |
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481 |
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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Sidmouth to West Bay |
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2217 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
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 New Forest |
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72309 |
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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Thorne Moor |
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4718 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Trossachs Woods |
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927 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Wimbledon Common |
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861 |
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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