Tyta luctuosa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 18, 2022, 4:31 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly recorded from the south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Metoponiinae > Genus: Tyta > Species: Tyta luctuosa
- Vernacular names
- Akkerwinde-uil (NL), Four-spotted (EN), La Noctuelle en deuil (FR), Ackerwinden-Trauereule (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 14.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 21–26 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the buds and flowers of the host plant.
Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon just beneath the soil surface.
The adults are active towards dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till late August in two generations.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Convolvulus arvensis
The larva lives Convolvulus arvensis.
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