Seq # 903300120

Xestia baja (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Oct. 23, 2023, 12:01 p.m.


A not common species throughout Belgium, more observed in the Kempen and the southern part.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Xestia > Subgenus: Xestia > Species: Xestia baja
Vernacular names
Bruine zwartstipuil (NL), Dotted Clay (EN), La Noctuelle de la Belladonne (FR), Baja-Bodeneule (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 11 (as Noctua baïa F.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 35–40 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva hibernates in a young stage.
The adults come to light and sugar.

No pictures yet!

Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from early July till mid-September.


Observed on

Substrates:
Herbaceous plants, Deciduous trees and Shrubs

The larva lives on Myrica gale, Rubus, ... and other herbaceous plants and deciduous trees.

No pictures yet!