Euplexia lucipara (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 10, 2024, 12:51 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium. Numbers vary much over the years.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Phlogophorini > Genus: Euplexia > Species: Euplexia lucipara
- Vernacular names
- Levervlek (NL), Small Angle Shades (EN), La Luisante (FR), Gelbfleck-Waldschatteneule (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 27–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Hibernates as a pupa underground. The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early May till mid-August. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs during September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pteridium aquilinum
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants, Deciduous trees and Ferns
The larva lives mainly on Pteridium aquilinum, but also on other ferns, herbaceous plants and even trees.
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