Lacanobia aliena (Hübner, [1809])


Lacanobia aliena: Adult (e.o. Hautes-Alpes, eggs on Hippophaes in July 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Adult (e.o. Hautes-Alpes, eggs on Hippophaes in July 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Adult (e.o. Hautes-Alpes, eggs on Hippophaes in July 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Adult (e.o. Hautes-Alpes, eggs on Hippophaes in July 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Adult [S] Lacanobia aliena: Adult [S] Lacanobia aliena: Adult [S] Lacanobia aliena: Egg batch on the lower surface of a seabuckthorn leaf (Hautes-Alpes, Durance, early July 2012) [M] Lacanobia aliena: Egg batch on the lower surface of a seabuckthorn leaf (Hautes-Alpes, Durance, early July 2012) [M] Lacanobia aliena: L1-larva (e.o. Hautes Alpes 2012) Lacanobia aliena: L1-larva (e.o. Hautes Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Young larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Young larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Young larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Young larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Half-grown larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Half-grown larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Half-grown larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva in last instar (rearing) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva in last instar (rearing) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (rearing) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (rearing) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Larva (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Pupa (e.o. Hautes-Alpes 2012) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Pupa (kremaster region) [S] Lacanobia aliena: Habitat in the Hautes-Alpes (egg observation) [N] Lacanobia aliena: Habitat in the Hautes-Alpes (egg observations) [N]

Host plants:
The species is polyphagous, but often feeds on Fabaceae and Asteraceae.

Habitat:
Lacanobia aliena inhabits warm and dry nutrient-poor grasslands and similar habitats (quarries, slopes, embankments). I found egg batches several times on the lower leaf surface of seabuckthorn (Durance, Hautes-Alpes) in early July 2012.

Life cycle:
Lacanobia aliena occurs in a single generation from late May to early July. The caterpillars live from mid/late June to August. The pupa overwinters.

Endangerment: endangered

Endangerment factors:
Lacanobia aliena is locally in decline due to habitat loss.

Remarks:
The total distribution extends from the eastern Pyrenees to Japan.



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