Griposia aprilina (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 11:23 a.m.
A rare species in the north of Belgium but more frequent and in some places fairly common in the south of Belgium.
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
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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.
