Luperina dumerilii (Duponchel, 1826) Species
Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 2:55 p.m.
A very rare xerothermic species, first discovered in Belgium at Sclessin in 1935 (LG).
Few records since but all before 1980. Very likely extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Luperina > Species: Luperina dumerilii
- Vernacular names
- Witvlekgrasuil (NL), Dumeril's Rustic (EN), La Noctuelle de Duméril (FR), Dumerils Graswurzeleule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Legrain A. 1971. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 70 (1970): 83–90. On page 85.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 26–34 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from late August till October.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva feeds on the roots of various grass species.
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