Abraxas pantaria
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Abraxas pantaria is a butterfly ( moth ) fromthe Spanner family (Geometridae). The scientific name of the species is derived from the Latin panther = panther , as the moths also show a pattern of spots.
features
butterfly
The moths reach a wingspan of 38 to 42 millimeters for the females and 35 to 40 millimeters for the males. Both the fore and the hind wings have a creamy white base color. The root area is orange to yellow-brown in color. A large, brownish spot stands out near the interior corner . This continues with individual small gray-brown spots towards the front edge . A central point composed of several gray dots and pithily cored is somewhat less developed. On the hind wings there is a brownish spot near the anal angle , which is followed by a few small spots towards the front edge. The head, thorax and abdomen are yellow-brown to orange and have several rows of black dots.
Egg, caterpillar, pupa
The egg is initially glossy greenish white and later takes on a dull tint.
Adult caterpillars are provided with alternating black-green, yellow and white vertical stripes along their entire length. There are a total of eleven strips of different widths. The head and legs are colored orange. The total length of fully grown caterpillars is 23 to 26 millimeters.
The pupa is initially yellowish, later reddish brown.
Similar species
There is a certain resemblance to the Elm Harlequin ( Abraxas sylvata ), which, however, has more intensive wing markings with a larger number of spots.
Geographical distribution and habitat
Abraxas pantaria is distributed from Portugal , Spain and southern France through southern Europe to Turkey and further to Armenia , Georgia and southeast Russia . The preferred habitat are forests with a large population of ash trees ( Fraxinus excelsior ).
Way of life
The moths of Abraxas pantaria are predominantly nocturnal and fly in one generation from June to August. They sometimes suck on the flowers of different types of roses ( pink ) and visit artificial light sources at night . The caterpillars can be found from August to October. They feed on the leaves of ash trees ( Fraxinus excelsior ) and are sometimes harmful to them in eastern Turkey . Occasionally they are attacked by parasitoids . The fully grown caterpillars let themselves down to the ground on spun silk threads and pupate in the earth. The species overwinters as a pupa.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold Spuler: The butterflies of Europe , Volume 2, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, 1910
- ↑ a b c d journals.tubitak (PDF; 1.6 MB)
literature
- Patrice Leraut: Moths of Europe. Volume II. Geometrid moths. NAP Editions 2009, ISBN
978-2-913688-09-4
- Hikmet Özbek, Önder Çalmasure: Spotted ash looper, Abraxas pantaria (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a new ash pest in Turkey , Turk J Zool. 34, pp. 351-358, 2010
Web links
- Lepiforum e. V. Photos
- www.nic.funet.fi Occurrence worldwide
- Abraxas pantaria at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved July 27, 2012