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Euxoa nigricans
Seq # 903030040
Euxoa tritici
Euxoa obelisca
[Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Species
Last modified: Feb. 22, 2020, 5:50 p.m.
A very rare, local and declining species in Belgium.
Details
Classification
Family:
Noctuidae
> Subfamily:
Noctuinae
> Tribus:
Agrotini
> Genus:
Euxoa
> Subgenus:
Euxoa
> Species:
Euxoa obelisca
Vernacular names
Zwartvlakworteluil (NL), Square-spot Dart (EN), La Noctuelle Obélisque (FR), Obelisken-Erdeule (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Weinmann R. 1871a. Assemblée mensuelle du 8 octobre 1870. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 14: ii. On page ii.
Status
Native
Distribution
Observed on
Host plant (genera):
Helianthemum
and
Galium
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants
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