Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Nov. 6, 2023, 4:37 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
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
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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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