Helotropha leucostigma (Hübner, 1808) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2024, 2:04 p.m.
A local and not-so-common species throughout Belgium, restricted to wet biotopes. More observed in the northern part of the country.
This species is considered Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Helotropha > Species: Helotropha leucostigma
- Vernacular names
- Gele lis-boorder (NL), The Crescent (EN), La Noctuelle de l'Iris (FR), Schwertlilieneule (DE)
- 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 37–44 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds in stems and roots of various marshland plants. Overwinters as an egg and pupates in a flimsy cocoon in leaf litter.
The adults come to light, sugar and also flowering grasses.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till end September in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Iris pseudacorus, Cladium mariscus, Glyceria maxima, Carex acutiformis and Acorus calamus
- Substrates:
- Grasses and Marshland plants
The larva feeds on various marshland plants as Iris pseudacorus, Acorus calamus, Cladium mariscus, Glyceria maxima, Carex acutiformis or others.
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