Lacanobia w-latinum (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 12:34 p.m.
A rare and local species throughout Belgium. It is more recorded on sandy (Kempen) and calcareous soils (southern part).
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Lacanobia > Subgenus: Lacanobia > Species: Lacanobia w-latinum
- Vernacular names
- Brede-w-uil (NL), Light Brocade (EN), La Noctuelle du Genêt (FR), Graufeld-Kräutereule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lacanobia genistae (Borkhausen, 1792), nec (De Villers, 1789)
- 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 (as genistae). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 37–42 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 from early May till late July in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Genista tinctoria
- Host plant (genera):
- Polygonum
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants and shrubs, like Cytisus scoparius, Genista tinctoria, Rumex or Rubus.
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