Globia sparganii (Esper, 1790) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:54 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, though recorded from all provinces. Not so frequently observed in the southern part of the country.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Globia > Species: Globia sparganii
- Vernacular names
- Egelskopboorder (NL), Webb's Wainscot (EN), La Nonagrie du Rubanier (FR), Igelkolben-Schilfeule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857b. Addenda au premier volume. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 175–176. On page 176 (as Nonagria Sparganii, Esp.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg, attached to a leaf of the food plant. Pupates head upwards by a prepared window in a stem.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; starting from early July till early October, exceptionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Iris pseudacorus and Sparganium erectum
- Host plant (genera):
- Typha
- Substrates:
- Aquatic plants
The larva lives in the stem of Iris pseudacorus, Typha or similar plant species which grow in the water.
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