clouded brindle vs オオタカ

Apamea epomidion compared with Accipiter gentilis

Key Differences

• clouded brindle is Least Concern while オオタカ is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded brindle	オオタカ
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)	Accipitriformes (タカ目)
Family	Noctuidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Apamea	Accipiter
Species	Apamea epomidion	Accipiter gentilis

Evolutionary Relationship

clouded brindle and オオタカ share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

clouded brindle

LC — Least Concern

オオタカ

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded brindle	オオタカ
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.

オオタカ

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

オオタカ

オオタカ（Accipiter gentilis）はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類されています。保全措置なしには脆弱になる可能性があり、絶滅危惧に近い個体群として評価されています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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