Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: March 20, 2022, 9:02 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acronictinae > Genus: Acronicta > Subgenus: Acronicta > Species: Acronicta aceris
- Vernacular names
- Bont schaapje (NL), Sycamore (EN), La Noctuelle de l'Erable (FR), Ahorn-Rindeneule (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 10.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 35–45 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives mainly on Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer campestre, but has also been observed on: Aesculus hippocastanum, Betula and Quercus. Hibernates, sometimes more than once, as a pupa in a double-layered cocoon in a bark crevice or among leaf litter or moss. The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early May till mid August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Aesculus hippocastanum, Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer campestre
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula and Quercus
The larva lives mainly on Acer. Also reported and observed on: Aesculus hippocastanum, Betula and Quercus.
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