Noctua janthina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Species
Last modified: Aug. 30, 2023, 12:29 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, but not so common like Noctua janthe.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Noctua > Species: Noctua janthina
- Vernacular names
- Kleine breedbandhuismoeder (NL), Langmaid's Yellow Underwing (EN), Le Casque (FR), Janthina-Bandeule (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 11 (as Triphaena janthina F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 35–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The species hibernates as a larva and pupates in the soil.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of June till early September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Shrubs and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants and shrubs.
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