Seq # 901690050

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

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.

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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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