Diarsia dahlii (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Aug. 30, 2023, 12:26 p.m.
A very rare moorland species in Belgium, now possibly extinct. Used to be seen in very small numbers in the Kempen and Ardennes area.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Noctuini > Genus: Diarsia > Species: Diarsia dahlii
- Vernacular names
- Moerasbreedvleugeluil (NL), Barred Chestnut (EN), La Diarsie de la Lancéole (FR), Moorwiesen-Erdeule (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 11 (as Noctua dahlii H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 35–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The species hibernates as a larva.
The adults visit flowers and come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing in one generation from mid-July till September, with a peak in August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium myrtillus and Calluna vulgaris
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula and Salix
The larva lives presumably on a variety of herbaceous plants and shrubs like Vaccinium or Calluna vulgaris, and also on Salix or Betula.
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