Oligia latruncula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 4:21 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Data Deficient due to a lack of sufficient data according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Oligia > Species: Oligia latruncula
- Vernacular names
- Donker halmuiltje (NL), Tawny Marbled Minor (EN), La Trompeuse (FR), Dunkles Halmeulchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Oligia aerata (Esper, 1790)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 87.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 24–27 mm.
Genital control is necessary in this species for positive identification, see O. strigilis Linneaus, 1758 and O. versicolor (Borhausen, 1792).
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a flimsy cocoon among the roots of the food plant.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-May till end of July, with most observations in June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dactylis glomerata and Elymus repens
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species Poaceae and Dactylis spp.
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