Orthosia cruda (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 19, 2022, 6:22 p.m.
A common spring species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Orthosiini > Genus: Orthosia > Subgenus: Monima > Species: Orthosia cruda
- Vernacular names
- Kleine voorjaarsuil (NL), Small Quaker (EN), L'Orthosie farineuse (FR), Kleine Kätzcheneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Orthosia pulverulenta (Esper, 1786)
- 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 13.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 25–30 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The caterpillars are frequently kanabalistic and eat other caterpillars
Bionomics
The caterpillars are frequently eating other caterpillars. Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon, often close to a tree trunk.
The adults come to light, sugar and sallow catkins.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, when conditions are mild, from mid February till late April.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus and Salix
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The larva lives on different species of deciduous trees like: Quercus and Salix.
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