Hypena proboscidalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 10, 2025, 7:21 p.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Hypeninae > Genus: Hypena > Species: Hypena proboscidalis
- Vernacular names
- Bruine snuituil (NL), Snout (EN), La Noctuelle à museau (FR), Nessel-Schnabeleule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 19. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a cocoon formed among leaves of the food plant. The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from early May till mid-October, occasionally later.
