Actinotia polyodon (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:51 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium. Numbers vary much over the years.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Actinotiini > Genus: Actinotia > Species: Actinotia polyodon
- Vernacular names
- Gevlamde uil (NL), Purple Cloud (EN), La Camomilière (FR), Vielzahn-Johanniskrauteule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Actinotia perspicillaris (Linnaeus, 1761)
- 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 13 (as Cloantha perspicillaris L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 31–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground. The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two not-well-defined generations a year from early May till the end of August.
Very occasionally a partial third generation occurs during September and October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Hypericum perforatum and Astragalus glycyphyllos
The larva lives on Hypericum perforatum or on Astragalus glycyphyllos.
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Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.
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