clouded brindle vs ハッカチョウ

Apamea epomidion compared with Acridotheres cristatellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded brindle	ハッカチョウ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Passeriformes (スズメ目)
Family	Noctuidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Apamea	Acridotheres
Species	Apamea epomidion	Acridotheres cristatellus

Evolutionary Relationship

clouded brindle and ハッカチョウ share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

clouded brindle

LC — Least Concern

ハッカチョウ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded brindle	ハッカチョウ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

clouded brindle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

ハッカチョウ

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

clouded brindle

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.

ハッカチョウ

カンムリハッカ（Acridotheres cristatellus）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類される。分布域全体で広く豊富に生息し、個体数は安定しており、即座の保全上の懸念はない。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway