Acronicta menyanthidis (Esper, 1789) Species
Last modified: June 18, 2022, 4:22 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen and 2 southeastern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acronictinae > Genus: Acronicta > Subgenus: Viminia > Species: Acronicta menyanthidis
- Vernacular names
- Veenheide-uil (NL), Light Knot Grass (EN), La Noctuelle du Ményanthe (FR), Heidemoor-Rindeneule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 175.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 31–41 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon among plant debris.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from mid April till mid August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Myrica gale, Calluna vulgaris and Menyanthes trifoliata
- Host plant (genera):
- Vaccinium, Salix and Lysimachia
The larva lives on: Myrica gale, Vaccinium, Calluna vulgaris, Salix, Lysimachia and Menyanthes trifoliata.
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Habitat
Damp places, marshy area's.
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