Seq # 902260020

Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Oct. 26, 2023, 3:38 p.m.


A widespread but rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Hecatera > Species: Hecatera dysodea
Vernacular names
Kompassla-uil (NL), Small Ranunculus (EN), La Noctuelle dysodée (FR), Kompasslattich-Eule (DE)
Synonyms
Hecatera spinaciae (Vieweg, 1789) and Hecatera chrysozona (Borkhausen, 1792)
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 dysodea Wv.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 32–34 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

The larva lives on the flowers and the seeds of their host plant. Hibernates as a pupa just below the ground.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from mid-May till mid-September in one generation a year.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Lactuca

The larva lives on different species of Lactuca, also cultivars. Also on Sonchus.

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