Mohrenklaffschnabel vs Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Apamea epomidion

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mohrenklaffschnabel	Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Schreitvögel)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Ciconiidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anastomus	Apamea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Apamea epomidion

Evolutionary Relationship

Mohrenklaffschnabel and Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Mohrenklaffschnabel

LC — Least Concern

Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mohrenklaffschnabel	Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mohrenklaffschnabel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mohrenklaffschnabel

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule

The clouded brindle (Apamea epomidion) is a noctuid moth in the family Noctuidae found across temperate Europe and extending into western Asia. The adult wingspan measures approximately 35–45 mm with typical brindle-patterned forewings in grey-brown and buff tones with subtle cross-lines and stigmata characteristic of the Apamea genus. The term 'clouded' refers to diffuse cloud-like darker shading areas across the forewing surface. Adults fly in one generation from June to August, attracted to light and flowers at night. The larvae are internal feeders within grass stems and roots, feeding on coarse grass species such as Brachypodium sylvaticum and Deschampsia in woodland rides, scrub margins, and rough grassland habitats. The pupal stage overwinters in soil or within plant debris. The clouded brindle inhabits structurally diverse woodland edge habitats with a mixture of tall grasses, scrub, and open canopy woodland rides that provide both larval foodplants and adult resting sites. Changes in woodland management, particularly reduction of coppicing and shading of woodland rides, may affect this and related grass-feeding brindle moth species.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway