Mesoligia furuncula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
A rather common 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: Apameini > Genus: Mesoligia > Species: Mesoligia furuncula
- Vernacular names
- Zandhalmuiltje (NL), Cloaked Minor (EN), La Noctuelle furoncule (FR), Trockenrasen-Halmeulchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Mesoligia bicoloria (De Villers, 1789)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 11.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 22–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva. Feeds inside stems, then eats out a chamber at the base of the food plant, in which it pupates.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till mid-September in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa, Arrhenatherum elatius and Festuca arundinacea
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species of Gramineae including: Arrhenatherum elatius, Festuca ovina or Deschampsia cespitosa.
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