Lacanobia aliena (Hübner, 1809) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 12:31 p.m.
An extremely rare and local species in Belgium, hitherto only known from NA.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Lacanobia > Subgenus: Diataraxia > Species: Lacanobia aliena
- Vernacular names
- Donkere w-uil (NL), La Noctuelle des Mélilots (FR), Trockenrasen-Kräutereule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lacanobia amurensis (Staudinger, 1901)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 120.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 38–40 mm.
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Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Overwinters as a pupa; The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults ate on the wing from mid-June towards mid-July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Hippocrepis comosa and Medicago sativa
- Host plant (genera):
- Cytisus, Melilotus, Ononis and Trifolium
- Substrates:
- Low-growing plants
The species is polyphagous, but often feeds on Fabaceae and Asteraceae.
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Habitat
It inhabits warm and dry nutrient-poor grasslands and similar habitats like quarries, slopes and embankments.
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