Tiliacea aurago (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 25, 2023, 2:30 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Tiliacea > Species: Tiliacea aurago
- Vernacular names
- Saffraangouduil (NL), Barred Sallow (EN), La Xanthie dorée (FR), Rotbuchen-Gelbeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Tiliacea cerago (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Tiliacea rubecula (Treitschke, 1837)
- 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 13.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 27–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
When young, the larva feeds on the buds of the food plant, later it lives on the leaves of the same foodplants.
Hibernates as an egg, laid on a twig of the food plant.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early September till mid-November in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Acer campestre and Fagus sylvatica
The larva feeds on Fagus or Acer campestre.
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