Mythimna pudorina (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 2:38 p.m.
A rather rare species throughout Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Mythimna > Subgenus: Mythimna > Species: Mythimna pudorina
- Vernacular names
- Grijze grasuil (NL), Striped Wainscot (EN), La Leucanie pudorine (FR), Breitflügel-Graseule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Mythimna impudens (Hübner, 1803)
- First mention in Belgium
- Weinmann R. 1872. Rapports, lectures, communications. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 15: civ–cv. On page cv.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 31–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a very small larva low down in the vegetation. Pupates in a cocoon in leaf litter.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from late May till late August.
Occasionally, a second partial generation can be seen till end of October.
