Acontia trabealis (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 5:36 p.m.
This very rare species has not seen in Belgium for quite some time. Rediscovered again in LX in 2020 and from then on few observations.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acontiinae > Tribus: Acontiini > Genus: Acontia > Subgenus: Emmelia > Species: Acontia trabealis
- Vernacular names
- Panteruiltje (NL), Spotted Sulphur (EN), L'Arlequinette jaune (FR), Ackerwinden-Bunteulchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Acontia sulphurea (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 sulphurea). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 18–20 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a tough cocoon, among grass stems near the ground. The adults are active from dusk on and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early May till early August in two generations.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Convolvulus arvensis
The larva lives on Convolvulus arvensis.
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