Polymixis flavicincta (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, nowadays only observed in the southern part of our country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Polymixis > Subgenus: Polymixis > Species: Polymixis flavicincta
- Vernacular names
- Gele granietuil (NL), Large Ranunculus (EN), La Ceinture jaune (FR), Gelbliche Steineule (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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 40–50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg. Pupates in a tough underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-September till begin November.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio jacobaea, Epilobium angustifolium and Centranthus ruber
- Host plant (genera):
- Taraxacum and Mentha
- Substrates:
- Shrubs and Herbaceous plants
The larva feeds on different species of herbaceous plants, like Senecio jacobaea, Taraxacum, Mentha, Chamerion angustifolium or Centranthus ruber.
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