Hadena albimacula (Borkhausen, 1792) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:51 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium nowadays (since 1980).
This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hadena > Subgenus: Hadena > Species: Hadena albimacula
- Vernacular names
- Witvlek-silene-uil (NL), White Spot (EN), La Noctuelle parée (FR), Weißgefleckte Nelkeneule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 91.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 30–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the seed capsules of his host plant.
It Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon.
The adults comes to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from May till mid-July. Sometimes a partial second generation can occurs during August till mid-September.
