''Amphipoea crinanensis'', the Crinan ear, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The species was first described by Charles Richard Nelson Burrows in 1908. It is found in

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Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

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Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

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, the

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and central

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. The

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is 30–33 mm. The ground colour of the forewings ranges from burnt sienna through to reddish brown. The colour ranges from burnt sienna through to reddish brown. The reniform stigma is yellow or orange or occasionally white. The orbicular stigma obscure. The crosslines are darker than the ground colour. The hindwings are brownish ochreous and have a small discal spot. Adults are on wing from August to September. The larvae are thought to feed inside the stems of ''

Iris pseudacorus ''Iris pseudacorus'', the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. Its specific epithet ''pseudacorus'' means "false acorus", re ...

''.

Similar species

Requiring genitalic examination to separate. See Townsend et al.,Martin C. Townsend, Jon Clifton and Brian Goodey (2010)
''British and Irish Moths: An Illustrated Guide to Selected Difficult Species''
(covering the use of genitalia characters and other features) Butterfly Conservation. * ''

Amphipoea lucens ''Amphipoea lucens'', the large ear or large ear moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1845 and it is found in most of Europe. the wingspan is about 30–36 mm. It resembles ''Amph ...

'' * '' Amphipoea fucosa'' * ''

Amphipoea oculea ''Amphipoea oculea'', the ear moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 and it is found in most of the Palearctic realm. The wingspan is 29–34 mm. Forewing pale or dark ...

References

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''Fauna Europaea''
* Acronictinae Moths described in 1908 Moths of Europe {{Acronictinae-stub