Dichagyris melanura
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Dichagyris melanura is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 33 to 36 millimeters. The primary color of the upper forewing is whitish to pale yellowish tones. The border area is colored black-brown. The inner and outer transverse lines are made up of a series of black dots. Four black spots can be seen on the front edge . The upper side of the hind wing shimmers whitish in the basal region and merges into gray shades in the fringe area.
Egg, caterpillar, pupa
The first stands have not yet been described.
Similar species
- Dichagyris imperator is larger with a wingspan of 34 to 50 millimeters, usually more intensely colored and shows more clearly pronounced transverse lines.
- In Dichagyris rhadamanthys the upper surface of the forewings is light gray-white. The species occurs only on the island of Crete , so that there is no geographical overlap with Dichagyris melanura .
distribution and habitat
Dichagyris melanura occurs in the eastern Mediterranean , in Armenia , Russia , Syria , Libya , Iran and Iraq , in Turkey and in the Caucasus . The species prefers to colonize open, warm terrain.
Subspecies
In addition to the on the territory of former Yugoslavia occurring nominate Dichagyris melanura melanura others are subspecies known:
- Dichagyris melanura albida ( Caradja , 1931), Romania , Bulgaria
- Dichagyris melanura dufayi Moberg & Fibiger , 1990, Greece
- Dichagyris melanura vera , in the Asian range
Way of life
The moths are nocturnal, fly between June and August and visit artificial light sources and bait . More lifestyle data remains to be explored.
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Michael Fibiger: Noctuidae Europaeae Volume 1, Entomological Press, Søro 1990, ISBN 87-89430-01-8 , pp. 114/115.
literature
- Michael Fibiger: Noctuidae Europaeae. Volume 1, Entomological Press, Søro 1990, ISBN 87-89430-01-8 , pp. 114/115.
- Michael Fibiger, László Ronkay, José Luis Yela, Alberto Zilli: Noctuidae Europaeae. Volume 12, Entomological Press, Sorø, Denmark 2010, ISBN 978-87-89430-17-1 , p. 166.
Web links
- Lepiforum e. V. - Taxonomy and photos
- www.nic.funet.fi - dissemination
- Dichagyris melanura at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 12, 2016