Seq # 903280020

Rhyacia simulans (Hufnagel, 1766) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 7:44 p.m.


A very rare and declining species throughout Belgium. Mostly seen as singletons.

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


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Rhyacia > Species: Rhyacia simulans
Vernacular names
Bruine grasuil (NL), Dotted Rustic (EN), La Noctuelle pyrophile (FR), Simulans-Bodeneule (DE)
Synonyms
Rhyacia pyrophila (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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 (as Spaelotis pyrophila F.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 45–60 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

They come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in June and July, and again after aestivation in September.


Observed on

Substrates:
Grasses

The larva probably lives on a variety of Gramineae.

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