Tholera decimalis (Poda, 1761) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
A fairly common and widespread species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Tholerini > Genus: Tholera > Species: Tholera decimalis
- Vernacular names
- Gelijnde grasuil (NL), Feathered Gothic (EN), La Nasse (FR), Weißgerippte Lolcheule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Tholera popularis (Fabricius, 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 11 (as Heliophobus popularis F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–45 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva, when young, lives on the blades of the host plant, later on it consumes the stems. The eggs are dropped in flight and overwinter.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early August till late September in one generation a year.
