Asteroscopus sphinx (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:03 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen, Brabant, and the south of Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Psaphidinae > Tribus: Psaphidini > Genus: Asteroscopus > Species: Asteroscopus sphinx
- Vernacular names
- Kromzitter (NL), Sprawler (EN), La Noctuelle-Sphinx, la Noctuelle de Cassini (FR), Herbst-Rauhaareule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Asteroscopus cassinia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 9.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 39–49 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the leaves of a great variety of deciduous trees.
Hibernates as an egg, laid in small batches in a crevice on a tree trunk. Pupates in a cocoon well underground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early October to late November, but mainly during mid-October to mid-November.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa and Frangula alnus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on great variety of deciduous trees like Prunus spinosa and Frangula alnus.
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