Seq # 900030030

Diachrysia stenochrysis (Warren, 1913) Species

Last modified: Nov. 2, 2024, 10:57 a.m.


The species classification of D. stenochrysis is controversial and often included in Diachrysia chrysitis.


Details

Classification
Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Plusiinae > Tribus: Plusiini > Genus: Diachrysia > Species: Diachrysia stenochrysis
Vernacular names
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Status

Native


Distribution


Bionomics

Hibernates as a small larva, near the ground among vegetation and pupates in a loose cocoon spun under or near a leaf of the food plant. The adults are active from dusk on and later come to light and rarely to sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two different generations, sometimes three, from mid-May till mid-October.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Urtica, Lamium and Origanum
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants and other low-growing plants including Urtica dioica, Lamium and Origanum vulgare.

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