Aporophyla lueneburgensis (Freyer, 1848) Species
Last modified: Aug. 13, 2022, 4:12 p.m.
A very rare and local species in the Kempen in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Aporophyla > Subgenus: Phylapora > Species: Aporophyla lueneburgensis
- Vernacular names
- Heidewitvleugeluil (NL), Northern Deep-brown Dart (EN), La Noctuelle boueuse (FR), Heidekraut-Glattrückeneule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862b. Observations sur quelques Lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 161–169. On page 161.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 38–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
It hibernates as a small larva and grows slowly during the winter, later it pupates underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from early August till late September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Lotus corniculatus
- Host plant (genera):
- Calluna and Vaccinium
The larva lives on various herbaceous plants like: Calluna, Vaccinium, Lotus etc...
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