Deltote pygarga (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Nov. 17, 2025, 6:58 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: Eustrotiinae > Genus: Deltote > Subgenus: Protodeltote > Species: Deltote pygarga
- Vernacular names
- Donkere marmeruil (NL), Marbled White Spot (EN), L'Albule (FR), Waldrasen-Grasmotteneulchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Deltote fuscula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 Erastria fuscula). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 20–23 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early May till mid-August.
Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till late October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Molinia caerulea, Brachypodium sylvaticum and Deschampsia cespitosa
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species of Gramineae, like Molinia caerulea, Brachypodium sylvaticum and Deschampsia cespitosa.
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