Seq # 901510120

Agrochola humilis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 10:31 a.m.


This very rare and local species has not been seen in NA for quite some time.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Agrochola > Subgenus: Anchoscelis > Species: Agrochola humilis
Vernacular names
Sierlijke herfstuil (NL), La Xanthie humble (FR), Graubraune Herbsteule (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 12.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 34–41 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larvae develop from April to late June. They rest on the host plants even during daytime and are well camouflaged.

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Flight periods

The moths occur in September and October.


Observed on

Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larvae are polyphagous on various Asteraceae, also on Apiaceae and Fabaceae.

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Habitat

It inhabits dry and warm grasslands, but also found in open dry woodland.

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