Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 12:29 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Hypenodinae > Genus: Schrankia > Species: Schrankia costaestrigalis
- Vernacular names
- Gepijlde micro-uil (NL), Pinion-streaked Snout (EN), L'Hypénode du Serpolet (FR), Schmalflügel-Motteneule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 52.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year; from May till October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Campanula
The foodplant of the larva is not clearly known. In captivity it accepts: Calluna, Thymus, Origanum vulgare, Melampyrum and others.
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