Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis

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Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis
Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis

Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis

Systematics
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily : Pyraloidea
Family : Crambidae
Subfamily : Pyraustinae
Genre : Ecpyrrhorrhoe
Type : Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis
Scientific name
Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis
( Huebner , 1796)

Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis is a small butterfly from the family of Crambidae (superfamily Pyraloidea ) within the order of the butterflies (Lepidoptera).

features

The wingspan of the moth is about 16 to 20 millimeters (or a forewing length of 8 to 10 mm). The basic color of the wings varies between yellowish brown to orange brown. They are colored dark brown or dusty to varying degrees. The forewings have two jagged dark brown transverse lines. A deep sinus in the outer transverse line is typical. The front edge is also colored dark brown. The width of the dark brown border zone varies considerably. The hind wings have the same basic color as the forewings, but have only one transverse line.

The caterpillar is light gray with a light gray back zone and a narrow, dark back line. The head is yellowish to light gray.

The light brown to greenish colored pupa is 8.5 to 10.0 mm long and has a diameter of 2.3 to 2.6 mm. It is rounded at the head end. The little sculpted Kremaster is wrinkled lengthways in the middle part on the back. The strong bristles are medium-long and curved like a hook.

Geographical distribution and habitat

The species is widespread in southern central Europe and southern Europe. The distribution area extends from the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal) in the west to Siberia ( Buryatia ) and the Russian Far East or in the southeast to Armenia and northeast Turkey . However, it seems to only occur locally in southern Central Europe (Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic). In northern Germany it occurs as far as Thuringia , Saxony and Brandenburg . In 2009 it was detected in Denmark. In the Baltic States it is widespread as far as Lithuania .

The species prefers dry and fresh locations such as forest edges, meadows and bushy slopes.

Way of life

Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubiginalis flies in two overlapping generations from May to September. The moths are nocturnal and are attracted to light. The oligophagous caterpillars feed on the medicinal ziest ( Stachys officinalis ), black nettle ( Ballota nigra ) and the common hollow tooth ( Galeopsis tetrahit ) and live in a web on the underside of their forage plants. Pupation takes place in or on the ground.

Danger

The species is on the list of endangered species in several German federal states or is classified as endangered. However, the distribution of the species has so far been little studied and therefore the classification in the “Red Lists” is not particularly reliable.

Systematics and taxonomy

The taxon was first scientifically described by Jacob Huebner in 1775 as Pyralis rubiginalis . The (syn) types came from the area around Vienna and Niemierow (today Ukraine). It is the type species of the genus Ecpyrrhorrhoe Huebner, 1825.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hannemann (1964: p. 306)
  2. ↑ a b Jan Patočka: The pupae of the Central European borer (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Pyralidae). Subfamilies Acentropinae, Odontiinae, Evergestinae and Pyraustinae. In: Linz biological contributions. 33rd volume, issue 1, Linz 2001, pp. 347-405 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
  3. ^ Pedro F. Pires, Martin FV Corley: The Lepidoptera of Baixo Mondego (Beira Litoral, Portugal) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, 35 (138): 187-230, 2007 ( PDF on uaemex.mx).
  4. ↑ Ayuna A. Shodotova: Pyralid Moths (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea) of Buryatia: Family Pyraustidae. Entomological Review, 88 (5): 543-557, 2008 doi : 10.1134 / S0013873808050035
  5. ^ VV Dubatolov, AN Streltzov: New records of pyralid moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea) in the Lower Amur. In: Amurian zoological journal. II (1), 2010, pp. 57-60 ( PDF on eco.nsc.ru; Russian).
  6. ↑ Heiner Ziegler's website
  7. ↑ Melike Doğruöz: Çatak vadisinin (Van) pyralidae faunası ve ekolojisi üzerine araştirmalar. PDF
  8. ^ Otto Buhl, Per Falck, Ole Karsholt, Knud Larsen, Flemming Vilhelmsen: Fund af småsommerfugle fra Danmark i 2009 (Lepidoptera). Journal Entomologiske Meddelse, 78 (2): 101-116, 2010 ISSN  0013-8851 .
  9. ↑ Rare Lepidoptera and Odonata species in the environment of lake Praviršulis in 2007-2008
  10. ↑ Erwin Rennwald on October 30, 2003 in the Lepiforum, online: http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/best rung.pl?noframes;read=1858 (accessed on July 23, 2007)
  11. ^ Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species Natural History Museum London

literature

  • Karl Eckstein: The butterflies of Germany 5th volume, The small butterflies of Germany. KG Lutz Verlag, Stuttgart 1933.
  • Hans-Joachim Hannemann: Kleinschmetterlinge or Microlepidoptera (II. Die Wickler (sl) (Cochylidae and Carposinidae). Die Zünsleriform (Pyraloidea)) . In: Maria Dahl & Fritz Peus (Hrsg.): The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea . 50th part, VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena 1964, 401 pages.
  • František Slamka: The common moth (Pyraloidea) of Central Europe . Ed .: František Slamka. 2nd Edition. Bratislava 1997, ISBN 80-967540-2-5 .

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