Mountain mat herb tensioner

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Mountain mat herb tensioner
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Mountain mat herb loaf ( Mesotype verberata )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Spanner (Geometridae)
Subfamily : Larentiinae
Genre : Mesotype
Type : Mountain mat herb tensioner
Scientific name
Mesotype verberata
( Scopoli , 1763)

The Bergmatten herb tensioner ( Mesotype verberata , syn .: Perizoma verberata ) also known as the slope moor wavy leaf tensioner or hill moor lawn leaf tensioner is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the tensioners (Geometridae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is 24 to 32 millimeters. The basic color of the forewings is whitish to cream-colored, sometimes with a light brownish dustiness. The forewings show three to five dark, wavy transverse lines that bend slightly towards the front edge. The fringing area is occasionally darkened. A thin black, broken line can be seen at the very edge of the hem. Discal spots are mostly not recognizable or only present as a tiny point. The hind wings are whitish and show one or two indistinct transverse lines.

egg

The egg is greenish at first and later turns light brown in color. The narrow profile is approximately pear-shaped . The broad sides show clear indentations. When viewed from above, it looks almost rectangular . The network structure is very fine and only faintly recognizable. The micropyl rosette has twelve leaves and has a black background.

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars are gray-green in color, have a dark back line and a wide white side stripe. The front part is slightly tapered.

Doll

The doll is yellow-brown in color and has a blackish cremaster.

Geographical distribution and occurrence

The Bergmatten herb tensioner can be found predominantly in mountainous and mountainous areas of Central Europe. The distribution ranges from Spain over the Alps and the Balkans to the Middle East. It is absent in Northern and Eastern Europe. The altitude distribution includes altitudes from 600 to 2500 meters, the range between 1000 and 1500 meters is preferred in the Alps. The main habitat of the species are forest meadows and edges, mountain meadows , grasslands, grasslands overgrown with shrubs and boggy terrain.

Way of life

The main flight time of the moths are the months of June, July and August. They are predominantly crepuscular and nocturnal. At dusk they like to suckle the flowers of the following plants:

At night they visit artificial light sources . The females usually scatter their eggs individually and loosely in the vegetation. The caterpillars feed on various low plants, such as barwort ( Meum athamanticum ) or lettuce ( Premanthes purpurea ) and live from April to June. They pupate in a light web on the earth. The species overwinters as an egg.

Danger

The Bergmatten herb strainer occurs in different numbers in Germany, is absent in some western, northern and northeastern regions and is listed in category 3 (endangered) on the red list of endangered species .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Walter Forster, Theodor A. Wohlfahrt: The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 5: Spanner. (Geometridae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-440-04951-5 .
  2. ↑ Ludwig Osthelder: The butterflies of southern Bavaria and the adjacent northern Limestone Alps, Part I, Die Großschmetterlinge, 3rd issue, Spanner. Supplement to the 19th year of the Munich Entomological Society, 1929
  3. ↑ a b 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 .
  4. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

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 .
  • Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 5: Spanner. (Geometridae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-440-04951-5 .
  • 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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