Agrotis vestigialis
Seq # 903030010
Euxoa cursoria

Euxoa aquilina (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 3:11 p.m.

This very rare and local species has not been seen in LX for a very long time. More than likely extinct.

Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Euxoa > Subgenus: Euxoa > Species: Euxoa aquilina
Vernacular names
Gekamde graanworteluil (NL), La Noctuelle Aquiline (FR), Getreideeule (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. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan: 31–39 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The species overwinters as a caterpillar. The caterpillars hide in the ground during the day and forage at night. They bite the stem of the host plant from the ground and then eat the fallen plant.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing in July and August.

Observed on

Substrates:
Grasses and Herbaceous plants
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Habitat

The larvae feed on different herbaceous plants.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1781 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1779 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1955 Antwerpen
  • 1905 Limburg
  • 198 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 26 Brabant Wallon
  • 1662 Hainaut
  • 2204 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2213 Luxembourg