Mythimna conigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 2:35 p.m.
A very rare and declining species. In Belgium mainly known from the south, though some rare records are known from the northern provinces also.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Mythimna > Subgenus: Mythimna > Species: Mythimna conigera
- Vernacular names
- Eenstreepgrasuil (NL), Brown-line Bright-eye (EN), La Conigère (FR), Weißfleck-Graseule (DE)
- 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 12. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 30–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva low down in the vegetation.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-June till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Festuca ovina, Dactylis glomerata and Elymus repens
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different grasses, especially on Dactylis glomerata or Elytrigia repens.
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