Amphipyra
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Pyramid owl ( Amphipyra pyramidea ) |
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| Ochsenheimer , 1816 |
Amphipyra is a genus withinthe owl butterfly family (Noctuidae). Amphipyra isfraught with taxonomic problemsdue to a large number of undescribed and cryptic species, species groups and the similarity of the genitals.
diagnosis
The palpi are poorly developed, the second segment, like the terminal segment, is smoothly scaled instead of fringed hair, the terminal segment is longer and more pointed. Thorax , abdomen and legs are hairy instead of scaly, thorax with fringed hair on the sides.
species
The amphipyra genus currently includes 47 species, eleven species in Europe and five in Germany .
- Svensson's pyramid owl , Amphipyra berbera Rungs , 1949
- Cinnamon owl ( Amphipyra cinnamomea ) ( Goeze , 1781); Syn . : Pyrois cinnamomea
- Amphipyra effusa Boisduval , 1828
- Jet black owl , Amphipyra livida ([ Denis & Schiffermüller ], 1775)
- Amphipyra micans Lederer , 1857
- Amphipyra molybdea Christoph , 1867
- Lined shining owl , Amphipyra perflua ( Fabricius , 1787)
- Pyramid owl , Amphipyra pyramidea ( Linnaeus , 1758)
- Amphipyra stix Herrich-Schäffer , 1850
- Amphipyra tetra ( Fabricius , 1787)
- Three-point shining owl , Amphipyra tragopoginis ( Clerck , 1759)
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mudasir Ahmad Dar, Jagbir Singh Kirtim ZH Khan: Taxonomic Studies on Three Indian Species of Genus Amphipyra Ochsenheimer (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) In: International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research , Volume 3, Issue 5. ( Online )
- ↑ Fibiger and Hacker, pp. 23/4
- ↑ Amphipyra at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved September 16, 2011
- ↑ Noctuidae (owl butterflies) in Central Europe. Lepiforum e. V .: Determination aid of the Lepiforum for the butterfly species found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland., Accessed on December 19, 2007 .
literature
- Michael Fibiger and Hermann Hacker: Noctuidae Europaeae Volume 9 Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part). 410 pp., Entomological Press, Sorø 2007 ISBN 87-89430-11-5
- Manfred Koch : We determine butterflies. Volume 3: Owls. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1972, DNB 760072930 .
Web links
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