Leucania comma (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 7:41 p.m.
A fairly 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: Leucania > Subgenus: Leucania > Species: Leucania comma
- Vernacular names
- Komma-uil (NL), Shoulder-striped Wainscot (EN), Le Comma blanc (FR), Berg-Graseule, Komma-Graseule (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
Bionomics
Hibernates as a fully grown larva in cocoon underground, in which it pupates.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-May till late July. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs from mid-September till mid-October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dactylis glomerata
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species of Gramineae, especially on Dactylis glomerata.
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