Heliothis maritima de Graslin, 1855 Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:06 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, only known from the Kempen. Not often recorded.
This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Heliothinae > Genus: Heliothis > Species: Heliothis maritima
- Vernacular names
- Heidedaguil (NL), Shoulder-striped Clover (EN), L'Héliothide de la Spergulaire (FR), Warneckes Heidemoor-Sonneneule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Derenne F. 1938b. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite) Celama holsatica Sauber et Chloridea maritima subsp. septentrionalis Hoffmeyer. — Lambillionea 38: 94. On page 94.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 30–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Hibernates as a pupa in a flimsy cocoon on or below the ground. The adults are active during the day in sunshine and visiting flowers of Calluna and Erica and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been recorded from late May till mid-August in two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Narthecium ossifragum
- Host plant (genera):
- Calluna and Erica
The larva lives on Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix and Spergula.
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