Xanthia togata (Esper, 1788) Species
Last modified: Sept. 17, 2022, 4:12 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Xanthia > Species: Xanthia togata
- Vernacular names
- Wilgengouduil (NL), Pink-barred Sallow (EN), La Xanthie ochracée (FR), Violett-Gelbeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Xanthia lutea (Ström, 1788), nec (Hufnagel, 1766) , Xanthia ochreago (Borkhausen, 1792) and Xanthia silago (Hübner, 1803)
- 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: 27–30 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
When young, the larva lives in the catkins of the host plant, later on it feeds on different herbaceous plants.
Hibernates as an egg, laid in short rows on twigs of the food plant.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly mainly in September and October in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix and Populus
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on Salix prPopulus, later on it feeds on different herbaceous plants like Rumex.
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