Abrostola triplasia (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 2, 2024, 10:52 a.m.
A rather 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: Plusiinae > Tribus: Abrostolini > Genus: Abrostola > Species: Abrostola triplasia
- Vernacular names
- Donker brandnetelkapje (NL), Dark Spectacle (EN), La Noctuelle de l'ortie, La Plusie à lunettes (FR), Dunkelgraue Nessel-Höckereule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Abrostola trigemina (Werneburg, 1864)
- 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 triplasiae). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 28–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon in a folded leaf of the food plant. The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, sometimes three generations a year from the end of April till early October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Urtica dioica and Humulus lupulus
The larva lives on a variety of plants, but especially on Urtica dioica and Humulus lupulus.
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