Euxoa tritici (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Oct. 29, 2023, 10:08 a.m.
Used to be a rather common species throughout Belgium, but nowadays rather rare. Can be locally fairly common especially on sandy soils. Adults are very variable according to habitat.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Noctuinae > Tribus: Agrotini > Genus: Euxoa > Subgenus: Euxoa > Species: Euxoa tritici
- Vernacular names
- Graanworteluil (NL), White-line Dart (EN), La Noctuelle cryptée (FR), Weizeneule (DE)
- Synonyms
- Euxoa crypta (Dadd, 1927)
- 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 11. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 28–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The larva feeds mainly at night.
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Bionomics
It hibernates as an egg. The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till the beginning of September in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Grasses
The larva feeds on various herbaceous plants and grasses.
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Habitat
The larva feeds on roots of the host plant.
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