Actebia praecox (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Aug. 19, 2021, 6:48 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, hitherto only known from the coast and from a few doubtfull old observations in LI and BR.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Actebia > Subgenus: Actebia > Species: Actebia praecox
- Vernacular names
- Slanke groenuil (NL), Portland Moth (EN), La Noctuelle précoce (FR), Grünliche Erdeule (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 82.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a cocoon in loose sand. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid June towards mid September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Salix repens and Hieracium pilosella
- Host plant (genera):
- Lotus
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Shrubs
The nocturnal larva lives on Salix repens and on other herbaceous plants like Lotus, Hieracium pilosella and Plantago.
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