Nonagria typhae (Thunberg, 1784) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:55 p.m.
A local and not-so-common species throughout Belgium, bound to wet habitats.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Nonagria > Species: Nonagria typhae
- Vernacular names
- Lisdoddeboorder (NL), Bulrush Wainscot (EN), La Nonagrie de la Massette (FR), Rohrkolbeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Nonagria arundinis (Fabricius, 1787)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 45–50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The larva lives in the stems of the food plant.
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Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg and pupates in a stem of the food plant. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early July till October in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Typha
It feeds on Typha latifolia and Typha angustifolia.
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