Orthosia incerta (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Dec. 11, 2024, 11:57 a.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: Orthosia > Species: Orthosia incerta
- Vernacular names
- Variabele voorjaarsuil (NL), Clouded Drab (EN), L'Orthosie variable (FR), Variable Kätzcheneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Orthosia instabilis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 35–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
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 the end of May.
Some specimens are sometimes seen in late autumn and even in winter on mild days
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different species of shrubs and deciduous trees like Quercus, Salix and Prunus spinosa.
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