Seq # 700960010

Trisateles emortualis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 12:40 p.m.


A rare and local species in the northern part of Belgium, though widespread. In the southern part not so common and local.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Boletobiinae > Genus: Trisateles > Species: Trisateles emortualis
Vernacular names
Geellijnsnuituil (NL), Olive Crescent (EN), L'Herminie olivâtre (FR), Gelblinien-Spannereule (DE)
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 19.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon among plant debris. The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year; from mid May till late September.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Quercus and Fagus

The larva lives mainly on Quercus, but also on Fagus and Castanea sativa, even on the fallen leaves.

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