Seq # 901310010

Globia algae (Esper, 1789) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 10:58 a.m.


This very rare, local and declining species has not been seen in Belgium for a long time.

This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Globia > Species: Globia algae
Vernacular names
Moerasplantenboorder (NL), Rush Wainscot (EN), La Nonagrie de la Canne (FR), Teichröhricht-Schilfeule (DE)
Synonyms
Globia cannae (Ochsenheimer, 1816)
First mention in Belgium
Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 150.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 32–45 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as an egg and pupates in a stem of the food plant. The adults are active from dusk and later come to light, especially the males.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from early July till late September in one generation.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Scirpus lacustris and Iris pseudacorus

The larva lives inside a stem on: Typha, Iris pseudocorus or Schoenoplectus lacustris.

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