Sideridis rivularis (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Feb. 22, 2020, 3:57 p.m.
A widespread and rare species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Sideridis > Subgenus: Aneda > Species: Sideridis rivularis
- Vernacular names
- Gevorkte silene-uil (NL), Campion (EN), La Noctuelle du Cucubale (FR), Violettbraune Kapseleule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Sideridis cucubali (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 12 (as cucubali). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva lives inside the seed capsules of the host plant. Hibernates as a pupa in a fragile cocoon just beneath the soil surface. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year; onwards from late April towards late September.
