Seq # 901460010

Pabulatrix pabulatricula (Brahm, 1791) Species

Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 10:12 a.m.


This very rare and local species has not been seen in Belgium for quite some time.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Apameini > Genus: Pabulatrix > Species: Pabulatrix pabulatricula
Vernacular names
Zwartvlakgrasuil (NL), Union Rustic (EN), L'Abromiade chaulée (FR), Helle Pfeifengras-Grasbüscheleule (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Lambillion L.-J. 1904d. Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 4: 47. On page 47.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 32–38 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from late May towards July.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Molinia caerulea
Substrates:
Grasses

Monophagous on Poaceae.

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Habitat

It frequents mesophilic to humid open environments in a forest context.

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