Sideridis reticulata (Goeze, 1781) Species
Last modified: Feb. 22, 2020, 4 p.m.
A declining and very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Sideridis > Subgenus: Heliophobus > Species: Sideridis reticulata
- Vernacular names
- Gelijnde silene-uil (NL), Bordered Gothic (EN), La Noctuelle de la Saponaire (FR), Haldenflur-Nelkeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Sideridis saponariae (Borkhausen, 1792)
- 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 12 (as saponariae). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives mainly on the unripe seeds of the host plant. Hibernates as a pupa in loose earth. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from early June towards mid August.
