Seq # 901660010

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

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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