| Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)) |
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Scientific name: Apamea lithoxylaea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Common name: Light Arches French name: Doucette, Noctuelle lithoxylée Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Noctuidae Subfamily: Noctuinae Wingspan: 43-50 mm. Biotope: Dry meadows and other similar grassy places. Geographic area: Europe, Asia Minor, Asia east to the Altai mountains. Flight time: May to August Number of generations : 1 Caterpillar: Pale brown to pale reddish with numerous black tubercles and a dark reddish brown head. Host plant: Roots of various Graminae including Common Meadow-grass (Poa pratensis). These caterpillars are difficult to observe because of their underground activity. |
The Light Arches shows very pale beige coloured fore wings with very thin dark longitudinal striations. The submarginal area bears dark brown elongated and pointed markings. The median area shows a diffuse band ending with darker patches, next to the costal edge and in the middle of the wing. The orbicular and reniform spots are hardly marked. They are separated by the brown median band. The hind wings are pale whitish brown, becoming darker close to margin. They show well marked dark veins. |
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This Light Arches came to visit my kitchen, probably attracted to light (or sugar). It landed on the wall paper and offered me a nice view on its fore wings and hind wings. |
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The Light Arches landed on the curtain for a side view just before I open the window to let it fly to other places. |
André Bon March 2017