Oligia versicolor (Borkhausen, 1792) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 4:21 p.m.
A very rare and local 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 versicolor
- Vernacular names
- Bont halmuiltje (NL), Rufous Minor (EN), La Procude versicolore (FR), Buntes Halmeulchen (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Dasse G. 1947. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge. — Lambillionea 47: 58–59. On page 58.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 22–28 mm.
Genitalia preparation is necessary for the correct identification of this species, see O. strigilis Linnaeus, 1758 and O. latruncula Linnaeus, 1758.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva hibernates and it 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 from early May till mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dactylis glomerata and Elymus repens
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on various Graminae.
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