Diachrysia chryson (Esper, 1789) Species
Last modified: June 18, 2022, 3:01 p.m.
A very rare and restricted species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Plusiinae > Tribus: Plusiini > Genus: Diachrysia > Species: Diachrysia chryson
- Vernacular names
- Grote koperuil (NL), Scarce Burnished Brass (EN), La Plusie topaze (FR), Wasserdost-Goldeule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Derenne F. 1925. Espèce nouvelle pour la faune belge. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 25: 73–74. On page 73.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 44–54 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Overwinters as a larva among the stems of the food plant and other nearby vegetation.
Pupates in a whitish oval cocoon spun on a leaf of the food plant.
Occasionally flies in sunshine and later comes to light but apparently not to sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from early July till mid Augustus.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Eupatorium cannabinum
The larva lives on Eupatorium cannabinum with a preference for plants growing in the shadow.
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