Dryobotodes eremita (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 12:07 p.m.
A fairly common species in the Kempen, elsewhere in Belgium rare and very rare in the southern part of the country.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Dryobotodes > Subgenus: Dryobotodes > Species: Dryobotodes eremita
- Vernacular names
- Eikenuiltje (NL), Brindled Green (EN), Le Jaspe vert (FR), Olivgrüne Eicheneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Dryobotodes protea (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 12 (as Hadena protea Esp.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 32–39 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
In the early stage, the larva lives on the buds and later on the leaves of its host plant.
Hibernates as an egg, laid in small batches on twigs of the food plant. Pupates underground in a cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, from late August till the end of October.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus, Corylus and Crataegus
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on Quercus, sometimes also on Corylus and Crataegus.
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