Yellow sensor thick-body tensioner

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Yellow sensor thick-body tensioner
Yellow feeler fat belly spanner (Apocheima hispidaria)

Yellow feeler fat belly spanner ( Apocheima hispidaria )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Spanner (Geometridae)
Subfamily : Ennominae
Genre : Apocheima
Type : Yellow sensor thick-body tensioner
Scientific name
Apocheima hispidaria
( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)

The Yellow Feeler Spanner ( Apocheima hispidaria ) is a butterfly from the Spanner family .

features

The moths reach a wingspan of up to 35 millimeters in the males. The females are almost wingless. The males have an inconspicuous, brown-white drawing. The strikingly large, heavily combed antennae are characteristic ; their yellow color makes them a clear contrast to the rest of the animal. The wingless females have hairy legs in contrast to the very similar females of the snowmobile .

Occurrence

The area of ​​distribution of the yellow sensor bulge spanner extends from Spain to Central Europe to Russia . The northern area boundary runs through the south of Sweden . The species is not represented on the Mediterranean islands. In the south, the species can be found in the Balkan countries with the exception of Greece as far as the Black Sea .

The species inhabits wooded areas in the plain and prefers oaks. In addition, it can also be found in urban peripheral areas with gardens, orchards, hedges and remains of deciduous forests. In places, however, it also penetrates into middle mountain regions.

biology

The caterpillars have been identified on the following plants, among others: English oak ( Quercus robur ), ear willow ( Salix aurita ), hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus ), sloe ( Prunus spinosa ), sweet cherry ( Prunus avium ) and apple tree ( Malus domestica ). The newly hatched moths rest on tree trunks during the day and are only active at night, when they come to light . Older animals can be found in the treetops. The females usually hatch in the early afternoon and soon afterwards climb into higher branch regions. There they lure the males with pheromones . The eggs are laid shortly after mating. The moths fly from mid-March to mid-May, in Baden-Württemberg the flight time begins in the second half of February. The caterpillars develop from May to July.

Danger

The yellow sensor bulge tensioner is not endangered in Germany.

Systematics

The following subspecies are known from the literature:

  • Apocheima hispidaria cottei (Oberthür, 1913)
  • Apocheima hispidaria hispidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Apocheima hispidaria popovi Vojnitz, 1972
  • Apocheima hispidaria orientis (Wehrli, 1940)

swell

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg. Volume 9. Moths VII. Geometridae 2nd part . 1st edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3279-6 , p. 428 .
  2. ↑ a b Manfred Koch, Wolfgang Heinicke, Bernd Müller: We determine butterflies. Volume 4: Spanner. 2nd, improved and enlarged edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1976, DNB 780451570 .
  3. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .
  4. ↑ Apocheima hispidaria cottei in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Apocheima hispidaria hispidaria in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Apocheima hispidaria popovi in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 15, 2011

literature

  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg. Volume 9. Moths VII. Geometridae 2nd part . 1st edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3279-6 , p. 428 .
  • Manfred Koch , Wolfgang Heinicke, Bernd Müller: We determine butterflies. Volume 4: Spanner. 2nd, improved and enlarged edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1976, DNB 780451570 .

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