Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 25, 2024, 10:44 a.m.
A 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: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Mamestra > Species: Mamestra brassicae
- Vernacular names
- Kooluil (NL), Cabbage Moth (EN), La Brassicaire (FR), Kohleule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 119.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 37–45 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates mainly as a pupa in an underground cocoon, and sometimes as a larva, which can be found at any time of the year, but mainly in late summer and autumn.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two or sometimes three overlapping generations a year from mid-April till late October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix and Quercus
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Cultivated crops
The larva lives mainly on Brassica but also on other herbaceous plants and deciduous trees like Salix and Quercus. It can become a pest.
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