Eremobia ochroleuca (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 11:55 a.m.
A very rare species throughout Belgium is observed in all provinces but nowadays only observed around the coast near the French border and in the extreme south. It was formerly more widespread.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Eremobia > Species: Eremobia ochroleuca
- Vernacular names
- Gevlamde grasuil (NL), Dusky Sallow (EN), La Noctuelle jaunâtre (FR), Ockerfarbene Queckeneule (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 12.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 34–37 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg and pupates in the ground.
The adults can be seen during the day feeding on different flowers like: Echium, Scabiosa, Centaurea and Knautia. They come to light and to sugar.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from mid-June till half August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dactylis glomerata, Arrhenatherum elatius and Elymus repens
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on various grasses, with a strong preference for Dactylis glomerata.
