Seq # 901690020

Lithophane lamda (Fabricius, 1787) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:31 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from the Kempen area.

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


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Lithophane > Subgenus: Lithophane > Species: Lithophane lamda
Vernacular names
Gageluil (NL), Nonconformist (EN), Gagelstrauch-Moor-Holzeule (DE)
Synonyms
Lithophane zinckenii (Treitschke, 1826)
First mention in Belgium
Donckier de Donceel Ch. 1874. Lépidoptères à ajouter à la faune belge (Communication). — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 17: v–vi. On page v.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 41–44 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Pupates in a cocoon in plant debris on the ground. Overwinters as an adult.
The adults are active from dusk onwards . They come to light, sugar and ivy flowers in the autumn and sallow catkins in the spring.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year: from early September till early November, hibernates and reappears again from late February till mid-May.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Myrica gale, Vaccinium uliginosum and Vaccinium myrtillus
Host plant (genera):
Betula, Salix and Populus

The larva lives mainly on Myrica gale or on Vaccinium uliginosum, Salix repens or Populus.

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