Hyppa rectilinea (Esper, 1788) Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2023, 7:16 a.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium, only recorded from three southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Hyppa > Species: Hyppa rectilinea
- Vernacular names
- Zwartstreepuil (NL), Saxon (EN), La Noctuelle saxonne (FR), Heidelbeer-Stricheule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1904b. Varia — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 4: 15–16, 35–36, 44, 52. On page 36.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 38–44 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva in a silk-lined chamber just below ground, in which it pupates.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till late July in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix, Rubus and Arctostaphylos
The larva lives on a variety of plants like: Salix, Rubus fruticosus or Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
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