Lacanobia suasa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 17, 2025, 2:12 p.m.
A not-so-common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Lacanobia > Subgenus: Dianobia > Species: Lacanobia suasa
- Vernacular names
- Variabele w-uil (NL), Dog's Tooth (EN), La Noctuelle enfumée (FR), Veränderliche Kräutereule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lacanobia dissimilis (Knoch, 1781)
- 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 11. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–37 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till June, and again from July till late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Limonium vulgare and Tripolium panniconum
- Host plant (genera):
- Rumex, Plantago and Chenopodium
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants like Rumex, Limonium vulgare, Tripolium pannonicum, Plantago or Chenopodium.
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