Lygephila craccae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 31, 2023, 7:55 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium. First observation this century in 2023 at NA.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Toxocampinae > Genus: Lygephila > Species: Lygephila craccae
- Vernacular names
- Grote wikke-uil (NL), Scarce Blackneck (EN), L'Ophiuse des pois à crapauds (FR), Randfleck-Wickeneule (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 14.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg and pupates in a cocoon among debris on the ground.
They are active from dusk onwards when they visit flowers of Eupatorium cannabinum, Centranthus ruber and Solidago. They come sparsely to light, but are more attracted to sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid July till end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vicia sylvatica
- Host plant (genera):
- Vicia
The larva lives on Vicia and especially on V. cracca.
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