Hecatera bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
A widespread and fairly common species in Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hecatera > Species: Hecatera bicolorata
- Vernacular names
- Tweekleurige uil (NL), Broad-barred White (EN), La Noctuelle sereine (FR), Hasenlattich-Eule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hecatera serena (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 Polia serena F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 28–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the flowers and the buds of the host plant. Hibernates as a pupa just below the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, sometimes two generations a year from late May till mid-September.
