Globia algae (Esper, 1789) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 10:58 a.m.
This very rare, local and declining species has not been seen in Belgium for a long time.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Globia > Species: Globia algae
- Vernacular names
- Moerasplantenboorder (NL), Rush Wainscot (EN), La Nonagrie de la Canne (FR), Teichröhricht-Schilfeule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Globia cannae (Ochsenheimer, 1816)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 150.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 32–45 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg and pupates in a stem of the food plant. The adults are active from dusk and later come to light, especially the males.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early July till late September in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Scirpus lacustris and Iris pseudacorus
The larva lives inside a stem on: Typha, Iris pseudocorus or Schoenoplectus lacustris.
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