Cucullia umbratica (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 1:59 p.m.
A fairly 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: Cuculliinae > Genus: Cucullia > Species: Cucullia umbratica
- Vernacular names
- Grauwe monnik (NL), Shark (EN), L'Ombrageuse (FR), Schatten-Mönch (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 45–55 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a tough cocoon underground, sometimes for several years.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year onwards from May till mid-October. Individuals of the first generation are more numerous than the second one.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Sonchus
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants but mainly on Sonchus.
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