Cirrhia ocellaris (Borkhausen, 1792) Species
Last modified: Oct. 17, 2023, 4:23 p.m.
A not so common species in Belgium, but rare in the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Cirrhia > Species: Cirrhia ocellaris
- Vernacular names
- Populierengouduil (NL), Pale-lemon Sallow (EN), Pappel-Gelbeule (FR), Pappel-Gelbeule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Weinmann R. 1871b. Assemblée mensuelle du 3 décembre 1870. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 14: viii. On page viii (as Xanthia ocellaris Bkh). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 32–37 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
When young, the larva lives on the catkins of the host plant, later on it lives on various herbaceous plants.
Hibernates as an egg.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly mainly from early September till October in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus nigra
- Host plant (genera):
- Populus
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on Populus later on various herbaceous plants like Rumex.
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