Seq # 903020090

Agrotis trux (Hübner, 1824) Species

Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 3:05 p.m.


This very rare species has not been seen in Belgium for quite some time.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Agrotis > Species: Agrotis trux
Vernacular names
Zuidelijke worteluil (NL), Crescent Dart (EN), La Noctuelle farouche. (FR)
First mention in Belgium
De Prins W. 1999. Correcties en aanvullingen op de “Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium”. — Phegea 27(1): 25–28. On page 27. view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Imago: 35–42 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

It hibernates as a partly fully-grown caterpillar and becoming mature around April. They are digged in the soil superficially at daytime.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The moths are on the wing from June towards August.


Observed on

Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The polyphagous caterpillar lives on roots and ground-level plant parts.

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