Autographa excelsa
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Autographa excelsa
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Autographa bractea
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Autographa excelsa is a butterfly ( moth ) fromthe owl butterfly family (Noctuidae). The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word excelsus with the meaning "sublime" or "outstanding" and refers to the splendid coloring of the butterflies.
features
butterfly
The wingspan is 44 to 51 millimeters. The upper side of the forewings is colored dark brown. A metallic, golden shimmering, teardrop-shaped flaw that is cut off towards the front edge by the central vein clearly stands out. The region between the blemish and the inner edge is mostly lightened orange-brown. The upper side of the hind wings is yellow-brown in color and shows a faint dark central line. There is a dense red-brown tuft of hair on the head of the butterfly. The body is furry.
Caterpillar
The caterpillars are colored grass green. They have thin white back lines, an also white side stripe, light point warts with short whitish hair and black stigmas .
Similar species
In the spring heap gold owl ( Autographa bractea ), the teardrop-shaped blemish is larger and more elongated, a dark center line is missing on the rear wings.
Distribution and occurrence
Autographa excelsa occurs in Europe in Fennoscandinavia , the Baltic States , the High Tatras and in northeastern Russia . The eastern expansion extends from the Urals to Korea and Japan as well as to the Kuriles and Sakhalin . The species prefers humid areas, for example meadow valleys and forest edges.
Way of life
The univoltine moths fly from July to September and are mostly nocturnal. They love to fly to artificial light sources . Sometimes they can be seen sucking on the flowers of fireweed ( Epilobium ). The leaves of stinging nettles ( Urtica ) are the primary source of food for the caterpillars . The caterpillars overwinter.
swell
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold Spuler: The butterflies of Europe . tape 1 . E. Schweitzerbartsche Verlagbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1908, p. 302 .
- ↑ a b c Barry Goater, László Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5 , p. 231
literature
- Barry Goater, László Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5
Web links
- Lepiforum eV - taxonomy and photos
- www.nic.funet.fi - dissemination
- pyrgus.de - Butterflies and their ecology
- insecta.pro - Insecta Pro