Seq # 901650010

Griposia aprilina (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 12:08 p.m.


A rare species in the north of Belgium but more frequent and in some places fairly common in the south of Belgium.

This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Griposia > Species: Griposia aprilina
Vernacular names
Diana-uil (NL), Merveille du Jour (EN), La Runique (FR), Grüne Eicheneule (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 12.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 42–52 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva lives first on the buds and flowers and later on the leaves.
Hibernates as an egg, laid singly or in small batches on branches or in bark crevices of the food plant.
The adults come to light but visit sugar more frequently.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from September till mid-November.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva lives on Quercus.

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