Conistra vaccinii (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 12:05 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Conistra > Subgenus: Conistra > Species: Conistra vaccinii
- Vernacular names
- Bosbesuil (NL), Chestnut (EN), L'Orrhodie de l'Airelle (FR), Heidelbeer-Wintereule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 13.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 28–36 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Female: antrum short and wide.
Bionomics
The species hibernates as an adult in a sheltered situation. They come to light but more frequently to sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from September till late November and after overwintering again from late January till May.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus, Betula and Rumex
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various species of deciduous trees, like Quercus or Betula, later on (from third instar) also on herbaceous plants like Rumex.
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Habitat
Deciduous forests with some open places, parks, abandoned gardens.
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