Xestia xanthographa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:25 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: Xestia > Species: Xestia xanthographa
- Vernacular names
- Vierkantvlekuil (NL), Square-spot Rustic (EN), La Trimaculée (FR), Braune Spätsommer-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 10 (as Segetia xanthographa F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The caterpillars hibernate but are active during wintertime.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early August till October in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Grasses and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various grasses and herbaceous plants.
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