Amphipoea oculea

Ear moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Amphipoea
Species:	A. oculea
Binomial name
Amphipoea oculea (Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms[1]
List Phalaena Noctua oculea Linnaeus, 1761 Phalaena Noctua nictitans Linnaeus, 1761 Noctua chrysographa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Phalaena Noctua splendens Borkhausen, 1792 Noctua myopa Fabricius, 1794 Noctua cinerago Fabricius, 1794 Noctua auricula Donovan, 1807 Noctua erythrostigma Haworth, 1809 Apamea oculea var. struvei Oberthür, 1818

Amphipoea oculea, the ear moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 and it is found in most of the Palearctic realm. It is one of four species that are difficult to tell apart, requiring the examination of the genitalia. The larvae feed in the stems and roots of low plants and grasses.