Pyrrhia umbra (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:09 p.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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