Deltote bankiana (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 2, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
A rather 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: Eustrotiinae > Genus: Deltote > Subgenus: Deltote > Species: Deltote bankiana
- Vernacular names
- Zilverstreep (NL), Silver Barred (EN), La Noctuelle argentule (FR), Silbereulchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Deltote olivana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Deltote argentula (Hübner, 1787)
- 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 14 (as Anthophila argentula). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 24–28 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon low down in the grass vegetation.
The adults are active during the day and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early May till late July.
Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Molinia caerulea and Poa pratensis
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species of Gramineae, especially on Molinia caerulea and Poa pratensis.
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Habitat
It inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands.
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