Seq # 902270110

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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 38–40 mm.

Museum specimens


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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