Macdunnoughia confusa (Stephens, 1850) Species
Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
A fairly common migrant in Belgium. Numbers vary much over the years.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Plusiinae > Tribus: Plusiini > Genus: Macdunnoughia > Species: Macdunnoughia confusa
- Vernacular names
- Getekende gamma-uil (NL), Dewick's Plusia (EN), La Goutte d'Argent (FR), Schafgarben-Silbereule (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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Migrant
A fairly common migrant in Belgium. Numbers vary much over the years.
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 32–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva among plant debris.
The adults are active during the day and also at night. They come to light and less to sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in three generations a year: from mid April till October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia absinthium
- Host plant (genera):
- Urtica and Lamium
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different herbaceous plants, especially on: Urtica dioica and others including: Lamium, Chamomilla and Artemisia absinthium.
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