Cerastis leucographa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
A rare and widespread species throughout Belgium, numbers vary from year to year.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Cerastis > Species: Cerastis leucographa
- Vernacular names
- Witringuil (NL), White-marked (EN), La Noctuelle leucographe (FR), Gelbfleck-Frühlings-Bodeneule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Hippert E. 1899. Assemblée mensuelle du 4 mars 1899. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 43: 77. On page 77.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–38 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a pupa in the soil.
The adults come to light, sugar and sallow catkins.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early March till early May in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium myrtillus
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix, Quercus, Stellaria and Rumex
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various herbaceous plants like Stellaria, Rumex, Vaccinium, also on Salix or Quercus.
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