Lithophane socia (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 12:10 p.m.
A rather rare species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Lithophane > Subgenus: Lithophane > Species: Lithophane socia
- Vernacular names
- Geelbruine houtuil (NL), Pale Pinion (EN), La Xyline pétrifiée (FR), Gelbbraune Rindeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lithophane petrificata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 133 (as Xylina petrificata. F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 38–44 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It pupates in a cocoon in the earth.
Hibernates as an adult under loose bark or in another sheltered situation.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in September and October, and after hibernation again from March till early May in one generation.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various deciduous trees and shrubs, later also on herbaceous plants.
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