Jodia croceago (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 11:28 a.m.
Once a widespread species, but it has not seen in Belgium for a very long time. Presumably extinct.
Endangered species especially on the northern edge of their distribution.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Jodia > Species: Jodia croceago
- Vernacular names
- Wintergouduil (NL), Orange Upperwing (EN), La Xanthie safranée (FR), Safran-Wintereule (DE)
- 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 13 (as Hoporina croceago F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 32–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The caterpillars live from April to June and then construct their cocoons in the upper soil.
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Flight periods
They are on the wing during October and November, then hibernating and reappearing from March to May.
Habitat
It inhabits clear, warm oak forests.
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