Amphipyra micans
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Amphipyra micans is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae). The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word micans with the meaning "The shiny" and refers to the slightly shiny shimmer of the butterfly.
features
butterfly
With a wingspan of 28 to 31 millimeters, the moths are among the smaller amphipyra species . The upper side of the forewing has a dark gray to dark reddish brown, slightly shiny color in newly hatched specimens. The disk region is darkened to black-brown, the submarginal region is sometimes slightly lightened and drawn with black longitudinal lines. The outer transverse line is strongly wavy, the flaws reduced to a small white point. The upper side of the hind wing is unmarked gray-brown.
Caterpillar
The caterpillars are light green to grass green in color, have a distinct white back line, thin white side ridge lines and a wide white side stripe. The small stigmas are outlined in white and black.
Similar species
- Amphipyra stix differs clearly in the yellow-gray to white-gray colored submarginal region of the upper forewing.
- Amphipyra molybdea usually shows an overall lighter appearance. An unambiguous determination is possible by means of a genital morphological examination .
distribution and habitat
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Amphipyra micans has a Mediterranean-Asian distribution and occurs in Southeast Europe. Outside Europe, the species can be found in Turkey , Transcaucasia , Syria , Lebanon , Cyprus and Israel . The main habitat are semi-open areas rich in bushes.
Way of life
The moths fly in one generation a year between mid-July and mid-September. They are nocturnal and visit artificial light sources as well as bait . The caterpillars feed primarily on the leaves of the meadow bedstraw ( Galium mollugo ) as well as on types of red dye ( Rubia ), for example the burdock madder ( Rubia peregrina ). The species overwinters in the egg stage.
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold Spuler: The butterflies of Europe . tape 1 . E. Schweitzerbartsche Verlagbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1908, p. 237 .
- ↑ a b c Michael Fibiger & Hermann Hacker: Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part). In: Michael Fibiger, László Ronkay, Barry Goater & Martin Honey (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae. Volume 9, Entomological Press, Sorø 2007, ISBN 87-89430-11-5 , pp. 32-34
- ↑ A food plant for caterpillars
literature
- Michael Fibiger & Hermann Hacker: Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part). In: Michael Fibiger, László Ronkay, Barry Goater & Martin Honey (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae. Volume 9, Entomological Press, Sorø 2007, ISBN 87-89430-11-5
Web links
- Lepiforum e. V. - Taxonomy and photos
- pyrgus.de - Butterflies and their ecology
- funet.fi - dissemination
- Amphipyra micans in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 3, 2019