Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
A 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 puta
- Vernacular names
- Puta-uil (NL), Shuttle-shaped Dart (EN), La Noctuelle des Renouées (FR), Schmalflügelige Erdeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Agrotis radius (Haworth, 1803)
- 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 27–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two, hard to distinguish, generations a year from mid-April till well into October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Rumex and Taraxacum
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various low growing plants like Rumex or Taraxacum.
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