Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: June 23, 2025, 9:18 p.m.
A 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: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Xestia > Subgenus: Megasema > Species: Xestia c-nigrum
- Vernacular names
- Zwarte-c-uil (NL), Seteceous Hebrew Character (EN), Le C-noir (FR), Schwarzes C (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 c-nigrum L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 35–42 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The species hibernates as a larva and pupates in a loose cocoon underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three, generations a year from mid-April till late November.
When conditions are mild sometimes till late December.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Urtica
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants, preferably on Urtica.
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