Mesogona acetosellae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 11:35 a.m.
This very rare species has not been seen in the southern part of Belgium for quite some time.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Mesogona > Species: Mesogona acetosellae
- Vernacular names
- Bruine hoeklijnuil (NL), Pale Stigma (EN), La Noctuelle de la Petite-Oseille (FR), Eichenwald-Winkeleule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 171.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 36–46 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Flight periods
An autumn species seen onwards from August and mostly in September and October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The host plants are still poorly known so far. Supposedly oviposition occurs on Quercus and the young larvae and at least a portion of the older ones live on Quercus.
No pictures yet!
Habitat
It inhabits sunny, open oak woodlands, steppes, nutrient-poor grasslands and dry slopes with oaks and scrub as well as similar dry and warm places rich in groves and edges.
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