Agrotis vestigialis (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 1:27 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, mainly observed along the coast and in the Kempen. Seems to be rapidly declining in the south of the country.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Agrotis > Species: Agrotis vestigialis
- Vernacular names
- Bonte worteluil (NL), Archer's Dart (EN), Le Porte-Flèches (FR), Kiefernsaateule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Agrotis valligera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 85.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 29–36 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 from mid-June till mid-September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Grasses and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various low plants like Galium, Stellaria or Gramineae.
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