Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 11, 2022, 12:17 p.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 32–37 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
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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