Acronicta euphorbiae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 1:52 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, perhaps now extinct.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acronictinae > Genus: Acronicta > Subgenus: Viminia > Species: Acronicta euphorbiae
- Vernacular names
- Wolfsmelkuil (NL), Sweet Gale Moth (EN), La Noctuelle de l'Euphorbe (FR), Wolfsmilch-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 euphorbiae F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 27–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in one or two generations from April to August.
Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands, meadows, dry gravel banks, rocky slopes and similar habitats.
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