Glänzende Smaragdlibelle vs Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule

Somatochlora metallica compared with Apamea epomidion

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glänzende Smaragdlibelle	Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Odonata (Libellen)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Corduliidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Somatochlora	Apamea
Species	Somatochlora metallica	Apamea epomidion

Evolutionary Relationship

Glänzende Smaragdlibelle and Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Glänzende Smaragdlibelle

LC — Least Concern

Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glänzende Smaragdlibelle	Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glänzende Smaragdlibelle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Makelrand-Grasbüscheleule

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Glänzende Smaragdlibelle

Brilliant Emerald (Somatochlora metallica) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden