Syngrapha interrogationis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 2, 2024, 11:06 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Plusiinae > Tribus: Plusiini > Genus: Syngrapha > Species: Syngrapha interrogationis
- Vernacular names
- Schijn-gamma-uil (NL), Scarce Silver Y (EN), La Plusie de l'Orcette, le Point d'interrogation. (FR), Heidelbeeren-Silbereule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Corbeau L. 1905. Extrait du procès-verbal de la séance mensuelle du 14 mai 1905. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 5: 21. On page 21.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 34–41 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva and pupates later in a white cocoon formed on the food plant or among plant debris.
The adults are sometimes active by day but usually from dusk onwards. They come later to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late June till late August.
