Calamia tridens (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:53 p.m.
A rare and local species throughout Belgium. Most records are mainly known from the Kempen. It was formerly more widespread.
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: Calamia > Species: Calamia tridens
- Vernacular names
- Groene weide-uil (NL), Burren Green (EN), La Verdoyante (FR), Grüneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Calamia virens (Linnaeus, 1767)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 37–42 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives inside the stems or in a cocoon amongst grass blades. Pupation inside the cocoon or onder a stone. Overwinters as an egg.
During the day they visit flowers, especially thistles. They come to light in small numbers.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, from early July to the end of September, but are mainly seen from the end of July till mid-August.
Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.
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