Hypenodes humidalis Doubleday, 1850 Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
A rather local and rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Hypenodinae > Genus: Hypenodes > Species: Hypenodes humidalis
- Vernacular names
- Moeras-micro-uil (NL), Marsh Oblique-barred (EN), L'Hypénode des Tourbières (FR), Moor-Motteneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hypenodes turfosalis (Wocke, 1850)
- First mention in Belgium
- Legrain A. 1967. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 66: 17–18, 33–34. On page 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a pendulous cocoon suspended from a plant stem near the ground. The adults become active from dusk onwards and come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from the end of May till late September, the second generation is partial.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Unknown
The larval foodplants are not exactly known yet, but probably Juncus, Carex, Molinia caerulea and Calluna vulgaris are a few of them.
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