Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
Home » Forums » Moth Forum

Host plant questions: Apamea lintneri -

This owlet moth is almost always photographed on beach sand - well camouflaged - but what does larva eat? Thanks!
login or register to post comments · previous forum topic · next forum topic
Contributed by sigrungadwa on 7 November, 2018 - 4:37pm

host plant
Mention of a possible host plant for Apamea lintneri is made in this article. (paragraph 6)

"Beachgrass represents not only an important structural and stabilizing component of dunes but an important host for herbivorous insect biodiversity, including other noctuid dune associates such as Apamea lintneri (Grote, 1873) (Quinter 2009: 103)."
… Ilona L., 8 November, 2018 - 11:24am login or register to post comments

 
Apamea lintneri
Another person sent a photo of this noctuid moth on Marram grass which is another common name, besides beach grass, for Ammophila brevicaudata. Thank you so much.
… sigrungadwa, 9 November, 2018 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

We think the Apamea are grass feeders
There is one pictured here on BugGuide on Marram grass. Guessing they might also use Spartina. Let's see if the experts chime in.
… john and jane balaban, 7 November, 2018 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

 
host plant for Apamea lintneri
And Marram grass is a second common name for beach grass (Ammophila). One cannot rule out other grasses also being host plants, but that photo confirms that Ammophila is one. Thank you very much.
… sigrungadwa, 9 November, 2018 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact