Seq # 900010020

Abrostola tripartita (Hufnagel, 1766) Species

Last modified: Aug. 23, 2022, 6:59 p.m.


A rather common and widespread species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Plusiinae > Tribus: Abrostolini > Genus: Abrostola > Species: Abrostola tripartita
Vernacular names
Brandnetelkapje (NL), Spectacle (EN), La Plusie de l'ortie (FR), Silbergraue Nessel-Höckereule (DE)
Synonyms
Abrostola urticae (Hübner, 1817) and Abrostola triplasia sensu auct., nec (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 (as Abrostola urticae). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 27–30 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

The species hibernates in the pupal stadium among plant debris. The adults come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year; from mid April till mid September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Urtica dioica

The larva lives mainly on Urtica dioica.

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