Herminia grisealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: July 1, 2022, 4:33 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Herminiinae > Genus: Herminia > Species: Herminia grisealis
- Vernacular names
- Boogsnuituil (NL), Small Fan-foot (EN), L'Herminie grise (FR), Bogenlinien-Spannereule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Herminia nemoralis (Fabricius, 1775), nec (Scopoli, 1763)
- 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 19 (as Herminia grisealis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid May till mid August. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till early October. They become active from dusk onwards and later come to light and sugar.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Alnus glutinosa and Tilia cordata
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus, Betula, Corylus, Crataegus and Urtica
The larva lives on deciduous trees and shrubs including Quercus, Alnus, Crataegus, Corylus, Rubus, Prunus padus and Clematis vitalba, even on the the fallen leaves. Hibernates as a pupa, in a cocoon formed in a bark crevice or among plant debris.
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