Conistra rubiginea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 30, 2023, 10:52 a.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Conistra > Subgenus: Dasycampa > Species: Conistra rubiginea
- Vernacular names
- Gevlekte winteruil (NL), Dotted Chestnut (EN), L'Orrhodie tigrée (FR), Rost-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 176 (as Dasycampa Rubiginea, W. V.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 30–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an adult. They come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early October onwards, and after hibernation, back again till late April in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Malus, Taraxacum and Salix
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives first on various species of deciduous trees like: Malus, Prunus spinosa or Salix. Later on various species of herbaceous plants like Taraxacum.
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