Seq # 903230050

Noctua janthina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 4:23 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium, but not so common as Noctua janthe.

Data Deficient due to a lack of sufficient data according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 35–40 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

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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