Seq # 900310010

Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 10:17 a.m.


A fairly 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: 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 (as Acronycta aceris L.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 35–45 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The species 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 pseudoplatanus and Acer campestre but has also been observed on: Aesculus hippocastanum, Betula, and Quercus.

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