Panemeria tenebrata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Oct. 5, 2023, 2:05 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Metoponiinae > Genus: Panemeria > Species: Panemeria tenebrata
- Vernacular names
- Dwerghuismoeder (NL), Small Yellow Underwing (EN), La Noctuelle héliaque (FR), Hornkraut-Tageulchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Panemeria arbuti (Fabricius, 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 14.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 19–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa, sometimes several years, in a cocoon underground.
The adults are active during the day and visiting flowers.
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Flight periods
The adults fly mainly in May and June.
