Hadena confusa (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: June 6, 2022, 10:31 p.m.
Used to be a fairly common species throughout Belgium, but no more observations after 2004 are known.
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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 33–39 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Flight periods
The adults fly in May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Silene
Silene ssp. mostly on: Silene vulgaris & Silene maritima.
No pictures yet!
