Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:07 p.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Lacanobia > Subgenus: Diataraxia > Species: Lacanobia oleracea
- Vernacular names
- Groente-uil (NL), Bright-line Brown-eye (EN), La Noctuelle des Potagers (FR), Gemüseeule (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
-
Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–37 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year from mid-April till mid-October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Hypericum perforatum
- Host plant (genera):
- Atriplex, Chenopodium, Urtica, Humulus, Corylus and Salix
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants, Shrubs and Deciduous trees
The larva lives mainly on Atriplex and Chenopodium, but also on other herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees like Urtica, Humulus, Hypericum perforatum, Corylus and Salix. It can sometimes be a pest on tomato.
No pictures yet!
