Lacanobia contigua (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 1:19 p.m.
A very rare and declining species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Lacanobia > Subgenus: Dianobia > Species: Lacanobia contigua
- Vernacular names
- Geoogde w-uil (NL), Beautiful Brocade (EN), La Noctuelle contiguë (FR), Pfeilflecken-Kräutereule (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 12. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 36–42 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from May till late July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cytisus scoparius, Genista tinctoria, Myrica gale and Pteridium aquilinum
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula and Quercus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees like Betula, Quercus, Cytisus scoparius, Genista tinctoria, Calluna vulgaris, Myrica gale and Pteridium aquilinum.
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