Hadena perplexa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:03 a.m.
A very rare, local, and declining species in Belgium, nowadays (2000) only known from NA and LG.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hadena > Subgenus: Anepia > Species: Hadena perplexa
- Vernacular names
- Variabele silene-uil (NL), Tawny Shears (EN), La Noctuelle carpophage (FR), Leimkraut-Nelkeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hadena lepida (Esper, 1790), nec (Cramer, 1777)
- First mention in Belgium
- Colbeau J. 1871. Assemblée mensuelle du 4 février 1871. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 14: xvii. On page xvii.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 27–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the seed capsules of various species of the food plant.
They hibernate as a pupa in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from May till late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Silene maritima, Silene nutans, Melandrium album and Silene vulgaris
Species of Silene, but especially on Silene vulgaris.
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