Rhyacia simulans (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 7:44 p.m.
A very rare and declining species throughout Belgium. Mostly seen as singletons.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Rhyacia > Species: Rhyacia simulans
- Vernacular names
- Bruine grasuil (NL), Dotted Rustic (EN), La Noctuelle pyrophile (FR), Simulans-Bodeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Rhyacia pyrophila (Denis & Schiffermüller, 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 11 (as Spaelotis pyrophila F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 45–60 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July, and again after aestivation in September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva probably lives on a variety of Gramineae.
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