Seq # 901020010

Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, 1808) Species

Last modified: Aug. 16, 2022, 7:19 p.m.


A very rare immigrant which has been recorded throughout Belgium, numbers vary from year to year.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Prodeniini > Genus: Spodoptera > Species: Spodoptera exigua
Vernacular names
Florida-uil (NL), Small Mottled Willow (EN), La Noctuelle exiguë (FR), Knöterich-Seidenglanzeule (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Derenne F. 1928. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 28: 2, 10, 114–116. On page 114.
Status

Migrant


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 23–32 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The adults come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults have been observed from February till November, most specimens between June and October.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Taraxacum, Rumex and Senecio
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva is polyphagous on herbaceous plants like: Taraxacum, Rumex, Senecio etc...

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