Seq # 902030130

Orthosia miniosa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 11:52 a.m.


A rare species throughout Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen and the southern part.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Orthosiini > Genus: Orthosia > Subgenus: Monima > Species: Orthosia miniosa
Vernacular names
Eikenvoorjaarsuil (NL), Blossom Underwing (EN), L'Orthosie rougeoyante (FR), Rötliche 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 13.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 31–36 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

Young caterpillars live together in a light spinning, the caterpillars later spread. Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon. The adults come to light and less on sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late March till mid-May in one generation a year.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Prunus spinosa
Host plant (genera):
Quercus and Crataegus
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants and Shrubs

The larva lives on Quercus, gregariously when young, separately in later stages and then also on herbaceous plants and shrubs like Prunus spinosa and Crataegus.

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Habitat