Cirrhia icteritia (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 12:03 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Cirrhia > Species: Cirrhia icteritia
- Vernacular names
- Gewone gouduil (NL), Sallow (EN), La Xanthie cirée (FR), Bleich-Gelbeule (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 13.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 27–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
When young, the larva lives in the catkins of the host plant, later on it lives on various herbaceous plants.
Hibernates as an egg, laid near buds of the food plant.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly mainly from early September till mid-November in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix and Populus
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on Salix or Populus.
No pictures yet!
