Lycophotia porphyrea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 5:10 p.m.
A local and fairly common species throughout Belgium, frequenting moorland and heathland.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Lycophotia > Species: Lycophotia porphyrea
- Vernacular names
- Granietuil (NL), True Lover's Knot (EN), La Noctuelle porphyre (FR), Kleine Heidekrauteule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Lycophotia strigula (Thunberg, 1792), nec (Denis & Schiff., 1775)
- 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 11 (as Chersotis porphyrea H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 25–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The species hibernates as a nearly fully grown larva among plant debris and pupates in a cocoon underground.
The adults fly in the daytime and come to light and sometimes also on sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the beginning of June till early September in one generation a year.
