Euclidia mi (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 12:48 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium. Numbers vary much over the years.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Erebinae > Tribus: Euclidiini > Genus: Euclidia > Subgenus: Callistege > Species: Euclidia mi
- Vernacular names
- Mi-vlinder (NL), Mother Shipton (EN), Le Mi (FR), Scheck-Tageule (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 14.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon formed among grass blades or just beneath the ground. The adults are active during the day.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from late April till late July. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Phragmites australis
The larva lives on various species of herbaceous plants including Trifolium, Lotus, Medicago and different species of Gramineae like Dactylis glomerata.
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