Seq # 902030010

Orthosia gracilis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 12:21 p.m.


A widespread but uncommon 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: Cororthosia > Species: Orthosia gracilis
Vernacular names
Sierlijke voorjaarsuil (NL), Powdered Quaker (EN), L'Orthosie gracile (FR), Spitzflügel-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.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 35–40 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 from late March till late May in one generation a year.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Myrica gale, Filipendula ulmaria and Prunus spinosa
Host plant (genera):
Salix and Populus
Substrates:
Shrubs, Herbaceous plants and Deciduous trees

The larva lives on various herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees like Populus, Salix, Prunus spinosa, Myrica gale or Filipendula ulmaria.

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