Heliothis maritima de Graslin, 1855 Species
Last modified: April 16, 2021, 10:17 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, only known from the Kempen. Not often recorded.
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
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults have been recorded from late May till mid August in two generations a year. It is active during the day in sunshine visiting flowers of Calluna and Erica. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Narthecium ossifragum
- Host plant (genera):
- Calluna and Erica
The larva lives on Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix and Spergula. Hibernates as a pupa in a flimsy cocoon on or below the ground.
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