Asteroscopus sphinx (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 2:38 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen, Brabant and the south of Belgium.
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 till 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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