Classification

Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Acontiinae > Tribus: Aediini > Genus: Aedia > Species: Aedia leucomelas

Vernacular names

Windeweeskind (NL)

First mention in Belgium

Steeman C. & Sierens T. 2022. Interessante waarnemingen van Lepidoptera in België in 2021 — Phegea 50(3): 96–106. On page 101.

Status

Native

For your information, to the best of our knowledge, the first 10 Belgian observations are listed here:
1) 1 ex. on 20.ix.2020 at Ieper (WV), leg. M. Willems.
2) 1 ex. on 20.vi.2022 at Sclaigneaux (NA), leg. Werkgroep Bladmineerders.
3) 1 ex. on 15.ix.2023 at Ieper (WV), leg. M. Willems.

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Distribution

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