Mniotype satura ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 17, 2025, 1:54 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, nowadays only recorded from the south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Mniotype > Species: Mniotype satura
- Vernacular names
- Roestuil (NL), Beautiful Arches (EN), La Noctuelle saturée (FR), Dunkelbraune Waldrandeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Mniotype porphyrea (Esper, 1790), nec (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- Weinmann R. 1871a. Assemblée mensuelle du 8 octobre 1870. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 14: ii. On page ii.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 33–50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg.
They come to light and especially to sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-August till early October in one generation.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Polyphagous and Shrubs
The larva lives on several species of low plants and bushes.
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