Oligia strigilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 9:59 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Oligia > Species: Oligia strigilis
- Vernacular names
- Gelobd halmuiltje (NL), Marbled Minor (EN), La Noctuelle du Dactyle (FR), Striegel-Halmeulchen (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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 22–25 mm.
Genital control is necessary only for the darker colored specimens in this species for positive identification, see O. latruncula Linnaeus, 1758 and O. versicolor (Borkhausen, 1792).
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates 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 late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dactylis glomerata, Elymus repens and Phalaris arundinacea
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives in the roots and stems of various grasses like: Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens or Phalaris arundinacea.
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