Lithophane lamda (Fabricius, 1787) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:31 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from the Kempen area.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Lithophane > Subgenus: Lithophane > Species: Lithophane lamda
- Vernacular names
- Gageluil (NL), Nonconformist (EN), Gagelstrauch-Moor-Holzeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lithophane zinckenii (Treitschke, 1826)
- First mention in Belgium
- Donckier de Donceel Ch. 1874. Lépidoptères à ajouter à la faune belge (Communication). — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 17: v–vi. On page v.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 41–44 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Pupates in a cocoon in plant debris on the ground. Overwinters as an adult.
The adults are active from dusk onwards . They come to light, sugar and ivy flowers in the autumn and sallow catkins in the spring.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from early September till early November, hibernates and reappears again from late February till mid-May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Myrica gale, Vaccinium uliginosum and Vaccinium myrtillus
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula, Salix and Populus
The larva lives mainly on Myrica gale or on Vaccinium uliginosum, Salix repens or Populus.
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