Agrotis vestigialis (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 3:06 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.
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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