Seq # 902330020

Sideridis reticulata (Goeze, 1781) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:53 a.m.


A declining and very rare species in Belgium.

This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Sideridis > Subgenus: Heliophobus > Species: Sideridis reticulata
Vernacular names
Gelijnde silene-uil (NL), Bordered Gothic (EN), La Noctuelle de la Saponaire (FR), Haldenflur-Nelkeneule (DE)
Synonyms
Sideridis saponariae (Borkhausen, 1792)
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 12 (as saponariae). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 32–40 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva lives mainly on the unripe seeds of the host plant.
Hibernates as a pupa in loose earth.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from early June till mid-August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Dianthus, Silene and Saponaria

The larva lives on Saponaria officinalis but also on Silene vulgaris or Polygonum aviculare.

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Habitat

It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.

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