Axylia putris (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Oct. 15, 2022, 3:25 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Axylia > Species: Axylia putris
- Vernacular names
- Houtspaander (NL), The Flame (EN), La Noctuelle putride (FR), Putris-Erdeule (DE)
- 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 11. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 27–34 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, sometimes two generations a year: from mid May till mid August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Rumex, Urtica and Galium
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various herbaceous plants, a.o.: Rumex, Urtica or Galium.
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