Athetis gluteosa
Seq # 901040020
Athetis hospes

Athetis pallustris (Hübner, 1808) Species

Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 6:59 p.m.

This very rare and local species has not been seen in LX for a very long time. Very likely extinct.

Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Caradrinini > Genus: Athetis > Subgenus: Hydrillula > Species: Athetis pallustris
Vernacular names
Moerasspirea-uil (NL), Marsh Moth (EN), L'Hydrille des Marais (FR), Wiesen-Staubeule (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Houyez P. 1980. Présence d’Athetis palustris [sic] Hbn. en Belgique (Lép. - Noctuidae). — Lambillionea 79: 84. On page 84.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan: 18–34 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The fully grown caterpillar hibernates in a sturdy web on or in the ground. In the spring the caterpillar is still active for a short period and in April pupation takes place in a cocoon on or in the litter layer.
The species is both diurnal and nocturnal. The male comes to light, the female is sometimes active at the end of the afternoon in warm weather.

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Flight periods

The flight period is mid-May towards mid-July in one generation a year.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Filipendula ulmaria and Plantago lanceolata
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva feeds on herbs like Filipendula ulmaria.

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Habitat

It inhabits marshes, wet meadows and hay fields.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg