Agrochola haematidea (Duponchel, 1827)
![Agrochola haematidea: Female (N-Portugal, late October 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_im2013.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Female (N-Portugal, late October 2013) [M]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Female (N-Portugal, late October 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_2im2013.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Female (N-Portugal, late October 2013) [M]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Female (N-Portugal, late October 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_3im2013.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Female (N-Portugal, late October 2013) [M]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Egg (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_ei2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Egg (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Egg (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_2ei2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Egg (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Young larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_0rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Young larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Young larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_01rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Young larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Young larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Young larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Young larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_2rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Young larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Half-grown larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_3rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Half-grown larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Half-grown larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_4rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Half-grown larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Half-grown larva in penultimate instar (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_88rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Half-grown larva in penultimate instar (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_5rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_6rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_7rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_8rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_9rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_10rpe2014.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: Larva (e.o. N-Portugal, female in late October 2013) [S]")
![Agrochola haematidea: I recorded a female in the embankment in a grass tussock in rainy weather during daytime in late October 2013 (N-Portugal). [N]](bilder1/noctuidae/haematidea_h2013.jpg "Agrochola haematidea: I recorded a female in the embankment in a grass tussock in rainy weather during daytime in late October 2013 (N-Portugal). [N]")
Host plants:
The larvae feed on Ericaceae, especially Erica species.
Habitat:
Agrochola haematidea inhabits dwarf shrub dominated areas, open forests and other sites with larval host plants.
Life cycle:
The moths occur in autumn (late September to November). The egg overwinters.
Remarks:
Agrochola haematidea occurs from Morocco across SW-Europe to Great Britain, France and Italy.
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