Dryobota labecula (Esper, 1788) Species
Last modified: Jan. 2, 2025, 2:34 p.m.
A new species for Belgium in 2020 in WV.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Xylenini > Genus: Dryobota > Species: Dryobota labecula
- Vernacular names
- Zuidelijk eikenuiltje (NL), Oak Rustic (EN), L'Ecu blanc (FR)
- First mention in Belgium
- Steeman C. & Sierens T. 2021. Interessante waarnemingen van Lepidoptera in België in 2020 — Phegea 49(2): 50–57. On page 54. view page
- Status
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Invasive
For your information, to the best of our knowledge, the first 10 Belgian observations (if any) are listed here:
1) 1 ex. on 10.xi.2020 at Heist (WV), leg. J. Debuck & V. Goethals.
2) 1 ex. on 01.xi.2022 at De Haan (WV), leg. J. Demey.
3) 1 ex. on 14.x. 2023 at Koksijde (WV), leg. J. Cooreman.
4) 1 ex. on 25.xii.2024 at Koksijde (WV), leg. R. Recour.
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 27–32 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Overwinters as an egg. The caterpillars rest for a long time in the cocoon and pupate not until August/September. The adults come to light.
Flight periods
It is a very late autumn flyer with adults on the wing from October till December.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Quercus ilex
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larval foodplant is evergreen oak.
