Barberry owl

Barberry owl
	Barberry Owl ( Auchmis detersa )
Systematics
Order :	Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily :	Noctuoidea
Family :	Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily :	Xyleninae
Genre :	Too
Type :	Barberry owl
Scientific name
	Also mis detersa
	( Esper , 1787)

The barberry owl ( Auchmis detersa ), also known as Kommaeule , is a butterfly ( moth ) from the owl butterfly family (Noctuidae).

features

butterfly

With a wingspan of 40 to 51 millimeters, the moths belong to the medium-sized owl butterflies. The basic color of the forewings varies in different shades of gray. Kidney and ring flaws as well as cross lines and wavy lines are often indistinct or missing. A long, black root ray and a brown-black line in the inner corner are characteristic. Brown lines are often indicated in front of the hem. The relatively long and narrow fore wings show a wavy outer edge. The dark veins stand out clearly on the whitish hind wings. The abdomen and thorax are provided with tufts of hair. The antennae of the male moth are ciliate, those of the females are thread-like.

egg

The egg has a spherical shape and a yellowish white color. It is strongly flattened at the base and provided with strong longitudinal ribs, but only a few of them reach the micropyl zone.

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars are earth brown or light brown in color. Back and side back lines appear indistinct. The side stripe is dark brown and broken up into individual spots. The stigmas are black, the head and pronotum brown.

Doll

The red-brown doll has a short, stem-shaped cremaster .

Similar species

Due to the narrow wing shape, the size and the basic color, it can be confused with some species of gray monk owls ( Cucullia ), for example with the herb monk ( Cucullia lucifuga ) or the shadow monk ( Cucullia umbratica ).

Synonyms

Rhizogramma detersa
Also mis comma

Geographical distribution and habitat

The distribution of the species extends from northwest Africa across southern and central Europe to Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan and Siberia to Lake Baikal . The nominate form ssp. detersa inhabits Central and Southern Europe, while the ssp. minoica occurs in Crete . The ssp described from Andalusia . andalusica is considered a synonym by Fibiger . Outside Europe come the ssp. margarita and ssp. demavendi before. In the Alps , the nominate form can still be found up to an altitude of about 2000 meters. The animals are mainly found on warm slopes and fields as well as in gardens and parks.

Way of life

The main flight time of the nocturnal moths are the months June to September. They like to visit artificial light sources and baits . During the day they often rest on masts or posts. Barberry ( Berberis vulgaris ) is primarily used as forage for the caterpillars that live from September onwards . The caterpillars overwinter and pupate in May of the following year.

Danger

The barberry owl can only be found in some German federal states, it is absent in the north and is on the red list of endangered species on the warning list.

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Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Michael Fibiger, Hermann Hacker: Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part) . In: Michael Fibiger, László Ronkay, Barry Goater, Martin Honey (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 9 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2007, ISBN 978-87-89430-11-9 (English).
^ ^A ^b Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
↑ ^a ^b Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 6 . Moth IV. Noctuidae 2nd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9 .
↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

literature

Michael Fibiger, Hermann Hacker: Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part) . In: Michael Fibiger, László Ronkay, Barry Goater, Martin Honey (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 9 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2007, ISBN 978-87-89430-11-9 (English).
Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 6 . Moth IV. Noctuidae 2nd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9 .

Web links

Commons : Barberry Owl - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Lepiforum eV photos
www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Endangerment
Also mis detersa at Fauna Europaea

[Fibiger-1] Michael Fibiger, Hermann Hacker: Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part) . In: Michael Fibiger, László Ronkay, Barry Goater, Martin Honey (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 9 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2007, ISBN 978-87-89430-11-9 (English).

[Forster-2] A ^b Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .

[Ebert-3] Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 6 . Moth IV. Noctuidae 2nd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9 .

[BuNa-4] Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .