Seq # 901590110

Conistra erythrocephala (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: March 14, 2024, 11:17 a.m.


A fairly common species in Belgium, especially in the northeastern and southern part.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Conistra > Subgenus: Dasycampa > Species: Conistra erythrocephala
Vernacular names
Roodkopwinteruil (NL), Red-headed Chestnut (EN), L'Orrhodie érythrocéphale, l'Hyacinthe (FR), Rotkopf-Wintereule (DE)
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 101 (as Cerastis Erythrocephala. W. V.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 38 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as an adult. They come to light and especially on sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults can be seen from late August, but usually, they fly from mid-September and after hibernation again till early May.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Galium, Plantago, Quercus, Ulmus, Taraxacum and Viola
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

When young, the larva lives on Quercus or Ulmus, and later on various herbaceous plants like Taraxacum, Plantago, Galium and Viola.

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