Tholera cespitis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:57 p.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium, more observed in the north of the country and especially in the Kempen.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Tholerini > Genus: Tholera > Species: Tholera cespitis
- Vernacular names
- Donkere grasuil (NL), Hedge Rustic (EN), La Noctuelle du Gazon (FR), Dunkelbraune Lolcheule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 117.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 34–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Overwinters as an egg. The larva, when young feeds on the leaves and, later on, consumes the stems of the food plant near ground level. It feeds at night.
The adults come to light and less to sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from beginning of August till end September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Nardus stricta
- Host plant (genera):
- Deschampsia and Brachypodium
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva feeds on various species of Graminae like Deschampsia, Brachypodium or Nardus stricta.
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Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.
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