Cosmia pyralina (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2024, 2:31 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium. Numbers can fluctuate heavily from year to year.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Cosmia > Subgenus: Nemus > Species: Cosmia pyralina
- Vernacular names
- Maanuiltje (NL), Lunar-spotted Pinion (EN), La Cosmie pyraline (FR), Violettbraune Ulmeneule (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 29–34 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves. Hibernates as an egg.
Pupation in a cocoon among debris.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early June till late August, with a peak around end June and beginning of July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Ulmus, Crataegus and Malus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Shrubs
The larva lives on Ulmus, but also on other deciduous trees and shrubs such as Crataegus, Prunus spinosa and Malus.
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