Apamea monoglypha: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the apamea monoglypha lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Apamea monoglypha
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Noctuidae

Where does the apamea monoglypha live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the apamea monoglypha in 15 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the apamea monoglypha?

The apamea monoglypha (Apamea monoglypha) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Noctuidae, genus Apamea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the apamea monoglypha

Apamea monoglypha, the dark arches, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is a common, sometimes abundant, European species. It is found in most of Europe except northernmost Fennoscandia and the southern parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Greece. The species is also found in Anatolia, Turkestan, Western Asia and Central Asia, Siberia and Mongolia. In the Alps it is found up to heights of 2,500 meters. The smaller subspecies sardoa is found on Sardinia and Corsica.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Apamea monoglypha (revision 1375410402), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q475705 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).