Sideridis turbida (Esper, 1790) Species
Last modified: May 31, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, with a preference for dry and sandy habitats. More observed in the northern part of the country.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Sideridis > Subgenus: Sideridis > Species: Sideridis turbida
- Vernacular names
- Tandjesuil (NL), White Colon (EN), Le Tréma blanc (FR), Kohleulenähnliche Wieseneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Sideridis albicolon (Hübner, 1813)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857b. Addenda au premier volume. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 175–176. On page 175 (as Luperina Albicolon, H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 38–44 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
During the day, the larva hides under the ground and hibernates as a pupa in a weak cocoon deep under the ground.
The adults is active during the day and at night. They come to light and sugar.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation from May till mid-August.
In favourable years a partial second generation occurs in late August and September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cakile maritima and Honckenya peploides
- Host plant (genera):
- Chenopodium, Atriplex, Polygonum and Rumex
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various low plants like Cakile maritima, Honkenya peploides, Spergularia rubra or Plantago lanceolata.
Habitat
It inhabits dry and sandy habitats like coastal dunes, moorland, nutrient-poor grasslands, etc...
