Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809) Species
Last modified: Dec. 26, 2024, 12:18 p.m.
A very rare and local migrant species in Belgium, known from the coast and the south of the country. Hitherto rarely observed in the new millennium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Mythimna > Subgenus: Pseudaletia > Species: Mythimna unipuncta
- Vernacular names
- Eenstipgrasuil (NL), White-speck (EN), La Leucanie orbicole (FR), Getreide-Weißadereule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Saussus R. 1973. Mythimna unipuncta Haw., (Noctuidae), espèce nouvelle pour la faune belge. — Linneana belgica 5: 163–169. On page 163.
- Status
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Migrant
For your information, to the best of our knowledge, the first 10 confirmed observations after 2004 (if any) are listed here:
1) 1 ex. on 28.ix.2023 at Mater (OV), leg. J. P. Parent.
2) 1 ex. on 29.viii.2024 at Oudenaarde (OV), leg. K. Delva.
3) 1 ex on 20.ix.2024 at Han-sur-Lesse (NA), leg. L. Decrick et al.
4) 1 ex. on 25.xii.2024 at Koksijde (WV), leg. R. Recour.
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 38–48 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults come to light and sugar.
Flight periods
In Southern Europe, the adults fly in three to five generations a year from March to December. But in our country, most individuals have been seen from August to late December.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species of Gramineae, including Elytrigia or Dactylis.
The species is not able to hibernate in our climate.
