Calophasia lunula (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Sept. 7, 2023, 2:35 p.m.
A rare but widespread species in Belgium, more observed in the northern part. Numbers vary much over the years.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Oncocnemidinae > Genus: Calophasia > Species: Calophasia lunula
- Vernacular names
- Vlasbekuiltje (NL), Toadflax Brocade (EN), La Linariette (FR), Möndcheneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Calophasia linariae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 26–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa, sometimes several years, within a tough oval cocoon, among the drying seed-pods of the larval foodplant, which it resembles, but also found attached to posts, walls and other objects.
The adults come sparsely to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two overlapping generations from early May till early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Linaria vulgaris
- Host plant (genera):
- Linaria
The larva lives on several species of Linaria.
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