Pyrrhia umbra (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:44 a.m.
A rare and widespread species in Belgium.
This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Heliothinae > Genus: Pyrrhia > Species: Pyrrhia umbra
- Vernacular names
- Oranje o-vlinder (NL), Bordered Sallow (EN), La Chrysographe (FR), Umbra-Sonneneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pyrrhia marginata (Fabricius, 1775: 610), nec (Fabricius, 1775: 597)
- 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: 27–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early June till late September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on the leaves of several deciduous trees and the flowers and seeds of several herbaceous plants including: Ononis, Epilobium angustifolium and Honkenya peploides.
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