Rusina ferruginea (Esper, 1785) Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Caradrinini > Genus: Rusina > Species: Rusina ferruginea
- Vernacular names
- Randvlekuil (NL), Brown Rustic (EN), La Noctuelle ténébreuse (FR), Dunkle Waldschatteneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Rusina tenebrosa (Hübner, 1803)
- 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 10.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
Overwinters as a larva, almost fully grown an pupates in an underground cocoon. The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; onwards from late May towards early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Polygonum bistorta
- Host plant (genera):
- Rubus, Rumex, Linaria, Plantago, Galium, Vicia and Fragaria
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants like Rumex, Galium, Plantago, Vicia, Polygonum bistorta and Fragaria.
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