Agrotis exclamationis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 20, 2025, 12:10 p.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Agrotis > Species: Agrotis exclamationis
- Vernacular names
- Gewone worteluil (NL), Heart and Dart (EN), Le Point d'Exclamation (FR), Ausrufungszeichen (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 11. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 30–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a full-grown larva in an underground cell, in which it pupates.
Sometimes seen during the day visiting flowers.
They come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from late April till late October.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Grasses
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants and on Poaceae. Around 75 food plants are known.
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