Deltote uncula (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Dec. 25, 2025, 2:28 p.m.
A rare and local species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Eustrotiinae > Genus: Deltote > Subgenus: Deltote > Species: Deltote uncula
- Vernacular names
- Zilverhaak (NL), Silver Hook (EN), L'Ancre (FR), Ried-Grasmotteneulchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Deltote unca (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 Agrophila unca). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 20–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a tough cocoon underground.
The adults are active during the day and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from May till the end of August in two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Carex sylvatica and Deschampsia cespitosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Carex
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on Carex, especially Carex sylvatica but also on grasses like Deschampsia cespitosa.
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