Photedes minima (Haworth, [1809]) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:30 p.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Photedes > Species: Photedes minima
- Vernacular names
- Bochtige smele-uil (NL), Small Dotted Buff (EN), La Nonagrie des Canches (FR), Kleine Sumpfgraseule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Photedes arcuosa (Haworth, [1809]) and Photedes duponchelii (Boisduval, 1840)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857b. Addenda au premier volume. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 175–176. On page 175 (as Apamea Duponchelii, B.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 21–26 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early June till mid-August in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa and Deschampsia flexuosa
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on the stems of Deschampsia cespitosa and Deschampsia flexuosa.
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