Celaena haworthii Curtis, 1829 Species
Last modified: Dec. 23, 2023, 5:43 p.m.
A very rare, local and declining species in Belgium, restricted to wet biotopes and occuring in two disjunct areas; in Flanders and in the south of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Celaena > Species: Celaena haworthii
- Vernacular names
- Wollegrasuil (NL), Haworth's Minor (EN), La Noctuelle de la Linaigrette (FR), Haworths Mooreule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1900–1913. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise Supplément: 1–464. On page 131.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 25–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg and pupates in a cocoon on the ground.
The adults visit flowers during the day and later come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till mid-October in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Iris pseudacorus and Luzula campestris
- Host plant (genera):
- Eriophorum, Juncus and Scirpus
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on various grasses and Juncaceae including: Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Luzula campestris and also on Iris pseudacorus.
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