Mythimna ferrago (Fabricius, 1787) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:11 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium. Populations can fluctuate considerably from year to year.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Mythimna > Subgenus: Hyphilare > Species: Mythimna ferrago
- Vernacular names
- Gekraagde grasuil (NL), Clay (EN), La Noctuelle lythargyrée (FR), Kapuzen-Graseule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Mythimna lythargyria (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 12 (as lithargyria). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 35–40 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 June till August. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Stellaria, Taxus and Plantago
- Substrates:
- Grasses and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different species of Gramineae, but also on Taraxacum, Stellaria, Plantago etc...
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