Seq # 901420010

Nonagria typhae (Thunberg, 1784) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:55 p.m.


A local and not-so-common species throughout Belgium, bound to wet habitats.

This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Nonagria > Species: Nonagria typhae
Vernacular names
Lisdoddeboorder (NL), Bulrush Wainscot (EN), La Nonagrie de la Massette (FR), Rohrkolbeneule (DE)
Synonyms
Nonagria arundinis (Fabricius, 1787)
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.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 45–50 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar

The larva lives in the stems of the food plant.

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Mine

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Bionomics

Hibernates as an egg and pupates in a stem of the food plant. The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from early July till October in one generation.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Typha

It feeds on Typha latifolia and Typha angustifolia.

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