Seq # 901540020

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

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.

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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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