Hadena bicruris (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
A widespread but not so common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hadena > Subgenus: Hadena > Species: Hadena bicruris
- Vernacular names
- Gewone silene-uil (NL), Lychnis (EN), La Noctuelle capsulaire (FR), Lichtnelken-Eule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hadena capsincola (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 (as capsincola). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 30–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives on the seed capsules of the host plant. Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year from late April till end of September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dianthus barbatus
- Host plant (genera):
- Silene and Dianthus
The larva lives on the seed capsules of Silene spp., especially Silene dioica, also on Dianthus barbatus.
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