Orthosia gothica (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Orthosiini > Genus: Orthosia > Subgenus: Semiophora > Species: Orthosia gothica
- Vernacular names
- Nunvlinder (NL), Hebrew Character (EN), La Gothique (FR), Gothica-Kätzcheneule (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 12 (as Orthosia gothica L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 30–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, when conditions are mild, from mid-February till late May.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants, shrubs and deciduous trees like Quercus, Betula, Crataegus, Salix, Vaccinium and Rumex.
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