Chersotis multangula (Hübner, 1803) Species
Last modified: Sept. 19, 2023, 8:09 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from the limestone area.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Chersotis > Species: Chersotis multangula
- Vernacular names
- Getekende walstro-uil (NL), La Chersotide de la Mollugine (FR), Braune Labkrauteule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857b. Addenda au premier volume. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 175–176. On page 175 (as Chersotis Multangula, H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 31–38 mm.
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Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
It feeds during the night.
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Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva and is mature around May. The larvae are nocturnal and hide during the day on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-June till mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Galium
The monophageous larva lives on various species of Galium.
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Habitat
It inhabits rocky slopes, grasslands, rocky pastures, embankments, old quarries and similar locations.
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