Atethmia centrago (Haworth, 1809) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 12:03 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Atethmia > Species: Atethmia centrago
- Vernacular names
- Essengouduil (NL), Centre-barred Sallow (EN), La Xanthie topaze (FR), Ockergelbe Escheneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Atethmia xerampelina (Hübner, 1809), nec (Esper, 1794)
- 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 13 (as xerampelina). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 27–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva, when young, lives in the buds, later on it prefers the flowers and leaves.
Hibernates as an egg, laid in small batches on a twig or in a bark crevice.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early August till mid-October in one generation a year.
