Seq # 902270120

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.

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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.

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