Xestia stigmatica (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: March 13, 2023, 5:47 a.m.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Xestia > Subgenus: Xestia > Species: Xestia stigmatica
- Vernacular names
- Ruituil (NL), Square-spotted Clay (EN), La Noctuelle rhomboïde (FR), Rhombus-Bodeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Xestia rhomboidea sensu auct.
- 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 rhomboidea Esp.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 37–44 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The species hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a cocoon in the soil.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-July till early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula and Rubus
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Grasses
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants and grasses, after hibernation also on arboreous plants.
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