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Amphipoea oculea 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Amphipoea Species: A. oculea Binomial name Amphipoea oculea
(Linnaeus, 1761)Synonyms - Phalaena Noctua oculea Linnaeus, 1761
- Phalaena Noctua nictitans Linnaeus, 1761
- Noctua chrysographa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Phalaena Noctua splendens Borkhausen, 1792
- Noctua myopa Fabricius, 1794
- Noctua cinerago Fabricius, 1794
- Noctua auricula Donovan, 1807
- Noctua erythrostigma Haworth, 1809
- Apamea oculea var. struvei Oberthür, 1818
The Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
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The wingspan is 29–34 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the stems and roots of various grasses and low plants, including Petasites hybridus.
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