Catocala conversa

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Catocala conversa
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Catocala conversa

Systematics
Superfamily : Noctuoidea
Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily : Catocalinae
Tribe : Catocalini
Genre : Catocala
Type : Catocala conversa
Scientific name
Catocala conversa
( Esper , 1783)

Catocala conversa is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moths of Catocala conversa is 50 to 54 millimeters. The species belongs to the medium-sized ribbon types. Their forewings show different shades of brown, which means that when they are folded together like a roof they hardly stand out from the tree bark on which they prefer to rest. The root and upper middle field are light gray-brown, the fringing field dark brown. Red-brown tones stand out between the inner transverse lines as well as between the outer transverse line and the wavy line. All areas around the blemishes are dusted in dark brown. Occasionally specimens appear that have a more gray or yellow-brown basic color. The hind wings have a strong yellow to orange-yellow color, a wide, black-brown outer band, a narrower, slightly wavy central band and alternating yellow and black-brown fringes with a somewhat elongated white-yellow area near the apex .

Egg, caterpillar, pupa

The egg is very shallow. It has weak, slightly wavy longitudinal ribs and a reddish yellow color, which is sometimes lightened with a narrow, white band. The caterpillars are brown to almost black in color. They are up to 60 millimeters long, have light and reddish-brown spots and weak, pale stripes. The doll has an elongated shape, a long, wrinkled Kremaster , which also has some longer and shorter bristles.

Similar species

The similar species Catocala hymenaea , Catocala nymphagoga and Catocala diversa are significantly smaller. Catocala conversa differs from the approximately equally large Catocala nymphaea by the lack of a yellow spot in the dark outer band of the hind wings. The similar yellow ribbon ( Catocala fulminea ) differs through a very strongly serrated transverse line of the forewings and a strongly inwardly curved dark central band of the hind wings. All of the above species also show a less distinctive drawing of the forewings.

Geographical distribution and habitat

In Catocala conversa is one of North West Africa through southern Europe common type, the north to the south of France , the canton of Valais in Switzerland , the Südalpentälern and the Lake Garda area , to the south-eastern Austria (Carinthia, Styria and Burgenland), the Czech Republic , the Slovak Republic , Romania and southern Russia advance. In the Alps it can be found up to an altitude of 800 meters. It is also found on the islands of Corsica , Sardinia , Sicily and Crete . It is also known from Asia Minor , Armenia and the Caucasus . The animals prefer forest areas with oak trees .

Way of life

The moths fly in June to September and visit artificial light sources . Occasionally the moths take up tree sap with their suction trunk and can also be attracted with a bait . The caterpillars feed on the leaves of oak ( Quercus ). The species overwinters as an egg.

Hazard and protection

The species is not native to Germany and has only been reported as a random visitor from Saxony . Older information on occurrence in Baden-Württemberg is probably based on incorrect determinations.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Barry Goater, Lázló Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5
  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 .
  3. ↑ Josef Wolfsberger: "The large butterfly fauna of the Lake Garda area." Journal of the Vienna Entomological Society 45 year 1960
  4. ↑ a b Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 5 . Moth III. Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae . Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3481-0 .
  5. ↑ 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 . 1st edition. tape 5 . Moth III. Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae . Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3481-0 .
  • Barry Goater, Lázló Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10., Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5

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