Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 17, 2022, 4:21 p.m.
This species has not been seen in Belgium for a very long time; Presumably extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Xylena > Subgenus: Xylena > Species: Xylena exsoleta
- Vernacular names
- Roetvlek (NL), Sword-grass (EN), Le Bois-sec (FR), Graue Moderholzeule (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 13.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 55–68 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Flight periods
They fly from September onwards. Then they hibernate for the winter and reappear in March or April.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees, Shrubs, Herbaceous plants and Grasses
It feeds on a number of plants including: Rumex , Helianthemum ...
No pictures yet!
