Seq # 900820010

Cryphia algae (Fabricius, 1775) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 11:39 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: Bryophilinae > Genus: Cryphia > Subgenus: Euthales > Species: Cryphia algae
Vernacular names
Donkergroene korstmosuil (NL), Tree-lichen Beauty (EN), La Bryophile vert-mousse (FR), Dunkelgrüne Flechteneule (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 Bryophila algae L.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan : 22–30 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The species hibernates as a larva among lichens.
The adults come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year: from early July till late September.


Observed on

Substrates:
Lichens

The larva lives on lichens growing on trees.

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