Mniotype satura (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 11:38 a.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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