Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Oct. 15, 2022, 2:53 p.m.
A rather common and regular migrant throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Agrotis > Species: Agrotis ipsilon
- Vernacular names
- Grote worteluil (NL), Dark Sword-grass (EN), La Noctuelle baignée (FR), Ypsiloneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Agrotis suffusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 (as suffusa). view page
- Status
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Migrant
A common and regular migrant in Belgium.
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 35–50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the roots and leaves of different species of herbaceous plants. There are no records known from larvae found in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year and have been observed from late April till late November, although most specimens are seen during August-September.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants.
No pictures yet!
