Diachrysia chrysitis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 1:44 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: Plusiinae > Tribus: Plusiini > Genus: Diachrysia > Species: Diachrysia chrysitis
- Vernacular names
- Koperuil (NL), Burnished Brass (EN), Le Vert-Doré (FR), Messingeule (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 14 (as Plusia chrysitis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 28–35 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva, near the ground among vegetation and pupates in a loose cocoon spun under or near a leaf of the food plant.
The adults are active from dusk on and later come to light and rarely to sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two different generations, sometimes three, from mid-May till mid-October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Origanum vulgare
- Host plant (genera):
- Urtica and Lamium
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants and other low-growing plants including Urtica dioica, Lamium and Origanum vulgare.
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