Photedes fluxa (Hübner, 1809) Species
Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 10:13 a.m.
A rare species in Belgium, most frequently observed along the coast and in the northern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Photedes > Species: Photedes fluxa
- Vernacular names
- Gele duinrietboorder (NL), Mere Wainscot (EN), La Nonagrie fluide (FR), Gelbliche Sumpfgraseule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Photedes hellmanni (Eversmann, 1843)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 95.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 24–30 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a part-grown larva in a stem of the food plant. Pupates in a tough cocoon among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light and also on sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-June till late August in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Calamagrostis epigejos
The larva lives in the stems of Calamagrostis epigejos.
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