Seq # 903300020

Xestia ditrapezium (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:06 a.m.


A rather rare species in the southern part of Belgium, in the northern part recorded as vagrants.

This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Xestia > Subgenus: Megasema > Species: Xestia ditrapezium
Vernacular names
Trapeziumuil (NL), Triple-spotted Clay (EN), Le Double Trapèze, la Sérieuse (FR), Trapez-Bodeneule (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Lambillion L.-J. 1904d. Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 4: 47. On page 47.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 35–42 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Bionomics

The larva feeds at night and hides during the day close to the ground.
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in the ground.
The adults come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from early June till late August.


Observed on

Substrates:
Herbaceous plants, Deciduous trees and Shrubs

The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants like Primula and in spring also shrubs and trees as Salix, Betula or Cornus sanguinea.

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