Autographa pulchrina (Haworth, 1809) Species
Last modified: July 3, 2022, 10:38 a.m.
A rather rare species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Plusiinae > Tribus: Plusiini > Genus: Autographa > Species: Autographa pulchrina
- Vernacular names
- Donkere jota-uil (NL), Beautiful Golden Y (EN), Le V d'or (FR), Ziest-Silbereule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Autographa v-aureum (Guenée, 1852)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1871. Assemblée mensuelle du 5 août 1871. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 14: xlvii. On page xlvii (as P.[lusia] V-aureum). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 35–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a larva and pupates in a cocoon formed in a folded leaf of the food plant.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from early May till late July.
When conditions are favourable, a partial second generation may occur during August and September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Stachys sylvatica and Senecio jacobaea
- Host plant (genera):
- Urtica and Lonicera
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a wide variety of herbaceous plants including: Urtica, Stachys sylvatica, Senecio jacobaea and Lonicera.
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