Hadena confusa (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Dec. 11, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Used to be a fairly common species throughout Belgium, but no more observations after 2004 are known.
The species is endangered and in decline due to habitat loss.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hadena > Subgenus: Hadena > Species: Hadena confusa
- Vernacular names
- Gevlekte silene-uil (NL), Marbled Coronet (EN), La Noctuelle saupoudrée (FR), Marmorierte Nelkeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hadena conspersa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Hadena nana (Rottemburg, 1776), nec (Hufnagel, 1766)
- 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 (as Dianthaecia Conspersa. W. V.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 33–39 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Bionomics
The young caterpillars live in the flowers and in the developing fruit. The older larvae adhere consistently hidden on the floor and eat only at night.
Flight periods
The moths fly in a single generation from late May to early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Silene
The species feeds on the flowers and fruits on different Silene species like Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris.
Habitat
It inhabits dry grasslands and rocky slopes.
