Noctua orbona (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Oct. 15, 2022, 4:35 p.m.
A very rare and local species throughout Belgium, mainly distributed on dry sandy soils.
More observed in the Kempen, mostly as singletons, but sometimes in higher numbers.
It's a declining species everywhere in Europe.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Noctua > Species: Noctua orbona
- Vernacular names
- Zwartpuntvolgeling (NL), Lunar Yellow Underwing (EN), La Suivante (FR), Schmalflügelige Bandeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Noctua subsequa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 37–46 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The larva is active during the night.
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Bionomics
Pupation in a small hole underground.
In the summer during extreme warm and dry periods, the adults are inactive and holding a rest period, called aestivation. They come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one long generation: from end of May till the end of September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Grasses
It feeds on grasses and a variety of herbaceous plants.
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