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

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.
5) 2 ex. on 11.x.2025 at Veurne (WV), leg. B. Goudeseune & B. Aalbeke.

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Distribution

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