Brown banded leaf tensioner

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Brown banded leaf tensioner
Brown banded leaf tensioner (Catarhoe cuculata) - preparation

Brown banded leaf tensioner ( Catarhoe cuculata ) - preparation

Systematics
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Spanner (Geometridae)
Subfamily : Larentiinae
Tribe : Xanthorhoini
Genre : Catarhea
Type : Brown banded leaf tensioner
Scientific name
Catarhoe cuculata
( Hufnagel , 1767)
Falter in sitting position
Caterpillar
Caterpillar head

The brown banded leaf tensioner ( Catarhoe cuculata ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the tensioners (Geometridae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth ranges from 22 to 27 millimeters. The basic color of the fore wings is white. The root field is marked by three thick stripes - 2 black and a reddish one in between. Two large spots - one black and one brown - are located on the anterior margin, behind the center, almost to the apex . A thin black cross line runs in between.

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars have a white upper side with two thick black stripes and a green underside.

Similar species

Butterflies that resemble the brown banded leaf strainer are the blackberry leaf strainer ( Mesoleuca albicillata ), the petrel ( Melanthia procellata ) and the red banded leaf strainer ( Catarhoe rubidata ).

Geographical distribution and occurrence

The brown banded leaf tensioner is widespread from western and central Europe including the British Isles through the temperate zone to East Asia. It can be found in northern Europe as far as southern Fennoscandinavia . The species prefers to live in open forests and forest edges, but also occurs on meadow areas.

Way of life

The nocturnal moths usually fly in two generations from mid-May to mid-July and late July to mid-September. In England there is usually only one generation per year. The moths appear at night in artificial light sources . The first generation of caterpillars can be found in the months of July to August, the second in September and October. The species overwinters as a pupa . The caterpillars' diet includes, in particular, the leaves of certain bedstraws ( Galium ): forest bedstraw ( Galium sylvaticum ), white bedstraw ( Galium album ) and real bedstraw ( Galium verum ).

Web links

Commons : Braunbinden-Blattspanner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sussex Moth Group
  2. ↑ a b www.pyrgus.de