Seq # 902270020

Lacanobia suasa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 7:40 p.m.


A not-so-common species throughout Belgium.

This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Lacanobia > Subgenus: Dianobia > Species: Lacanobia suasa
Vernacular names
Variabele w-uil (NL), Dog's Tooth (EN), La Noctuelle enfumée (FR), Veränderliche Kräutereule (DE)
Synonyms
Lacanobia dissimilis (Knoch, 1781)
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 11. 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 generations a year from mid-April till June, and again from July till late September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Limonium vulgare and Tripolium panniconum
Host plant (genera):
Rumex, Plantago and Chenopodium
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants like Rumex, Limonium vulgare, Tripolium pannonicum, Plantago or Chenopodium.

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