Moma alpium (Osbeck, 1778) Species
Last modified: June 18, 2022, 4:27 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acronictinae > Genus: Moma > Species: Moma alpium
- Vernacular names
- Gevlekte groenuil (NL), Scarce Merveille du Jour (EN), L'Avrilière (FR), Seladoneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Moma orion (Esper, 1788)
- 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 10 (as Diphtera orion Esp.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 30–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Egg
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa, sometimes for several years, in a sturdy cocoon on the ground among plant debris.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid May till early August in one generation a year.
Almost every year very small numbers are seen during September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus, Fagus and Betula
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives mainly on Quercus, but also on Fagus and Betula.
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