Anarta odontites (Boisduval, [1828]) Species
Last modified: Oct. 17, 2025, 2:11 p.m.
This scarce and local species has not been seen in the southern part of Belgium for quite some time. Notable was a sighting of an individual in 2025 in LI
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Anarta > Subgenus: Calocestra > Species: Anarta odontites
- Vernacular names
- Witringpijluil (NL), La Noctuelle marbrée (FR), Hufeisenkleeeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Anarta microdon (Guenée, 1852) and Anarta marmorosa (Borkhausen, 1792)
- First mention in Belgium
- Legrain A. 1968. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 67 (1967)(5–6): 58–59. On page 58.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 30–34 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Flight periods
Adults are on the wing from late April towards mid-June and again from late June towards late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Coronilla varia and Hippocrepis comosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Silene and Saponaria
The larva live mostly on Hippocrepis comosa sometimes also on Coronilla varia, Saponaria or Silene.
No pictures yet!
