Conisania luteago

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Conisania luteago
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Conisania luteago

Systematics
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily : Noctuoidea
Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily : Hadeninae
Genre : Conisania
Type : Conisania luteago
Scientific name
Conisania luteago
( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)

Conisania luteago , also known as the brown-yellow screed owl, is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae). The species was previously assigned to the genus Hadena . In 1996 it wasclassifiedin the genus Conisania as part of a revaluation by hackers.

features

butterfly

In conisania luteago is medium moth with a wing span from 29 to 40 millimeters. The color of the forewings varies considerably in terms of strength and expression, from golden yellow to reddish yellow, yellow-brown to ocher. Lines and blemishes are often indistinct and blurred. The middle shadow is occasionally darkened and shimmers brown-orange, as is the case with the subspecies olbiena . The hind wings are monochrome gray-brown to yellow-brown.

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars are pale yellow-brown in color. The back is a bit darkened. Four small, black point warts stand out on each segment. The stigmas are outlined in light and black, the head shimmers shiny yellow-brown.

Similar species

  • Conisania andalusica differs through the brownish basic color and the clear, very light blemishes.
  • The nominate form of Xestia lorezi is usually even paler in color than the luteago specimens with few drawings .

Geographical distribution and habitat

The distribution area extends from France through the southeastern areas of Europe to Central Asia . The northernmost extension includes the Baltic states . It is also found in North Africa . Preferred habitat are warm slopes, rocky valleys and steppe areas .

Way of life

Conisania luteago makes one generation per year. The main flight times are May and June. The moths are mostly nocturnal and occasionally visit artificial light sources . The caterpillars feed mainly on the roots and stems of catchweed species ( Silene ). They live from July to August. The species overwinters as a pupa .

Danger

Conisania luteago occurs in a few federal states in Germany . Usually only single finds were reported, so that the species is classified in category D (insufficient data) on the red list of endangered species .

Systematics

The species is currently divided into four subspecies:

  • Conisania luteago luteago (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), the nominate subspecies
  • Conisania luteago meridionalis (Brandt, 1938), southeastern Turkey, Iran and Lebanon
  • Conisania luteago olbiena (Geyer, [1834]), Andorra, Southern France, Southern Switzerland, Southwest Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse)
  • Conisania luteago behouneki (de Freina, 1983), Sardinia and some small offshore islands

swell

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hermann Hacker, László Ronkay, Márton Hreblay: Hadeninae I . In: Michael Fibiger, David Agassiz, Martin Honey (Eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 4 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2002, ISBN 87-89430-07-7 (English).
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .
  4. ↑ noctuidae.de by Berndt Schacht.

literature

  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 7 . Moth V Noctuidae 3rd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1998, ISBN 3-8001-3500-0 .
  • Hermann Hacker, László Ronkay, Márton Hreblay: Hadeninae I . In: Michael Fibiger, David Agassiz, Martin Honey (Eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 4 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2002, ISBN 87-89430-07-7 (English).

Web links

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