Seq # 902210030

Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:04 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.

This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Hadeninae > Tribus: Hadenini > Genus: Anarta > Subgenus: Calocestra > Species: Anarta trifolii
Vernacular names
Spurrie-uil (NL), Nutmeg (EN), La Noctuelle de l'Ansérine (FR), Meldenflureule (DE)
Synonyms
Anarta chenopodii (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Anarta treitschkei (Hübner, [1822)
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 12 (as Hadena chenopodii F.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 30–35 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a pupa in a fragile underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two, sometimes three hard to separate generations a year from April till mid-October.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Atriplex, Chenopodium, Urtica and Rumex
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants like Atriplex, Urtica, Rumex or Chenopodium.

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