Acronicta strigosa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 18, 2022, 4 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, most observations from the south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acronictinae > Genus: Acronicta > Subgenus: Hyboma > Species: Acronicta strigosa
- Vernacular names
- Moerasbos-uil (NL), Marsh Dagger (EN), La Noctuelle Grisette (FR), Striemen-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: 27–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa, sometimes in rotten wood.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from early June till well in August in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa and Prunus padus
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives mainly on Crataegus but also on Prunus spinosa and Prunus padus.
Hibernates as a pupa, sometimes in rotten wood.
No pictures yet!
