Ivory lichen bear
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Ivory lichen bear ( Cybosia mesomella ) |
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The ivory lichen bear ( Cybosia mesomella ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae).
features
The moths have a wingspan of around 40 millimeters. The forewings are ivory white with a light yellow border and yellow fringes. There are two small, characteristic dark spots on them. The hind wings also have yellow fringes, but are otherwise gray.
to form
- Cybosia mesomella f. flava (yolk yellow form)
- Cybosia mesomella f. albescens (white form)
Similar species
- Four-point lichen bear ( Lithosia quadra )
Occurrence
They occur throughout Europe , except in parts of the Iberian Peninsula , east to the Urals . They live in alluvial and bog forests , on bog meadows and peat banks and on the edges of forests with many bushes.
Flight and caterpillar times
The ivory lichen bear flies in one generation from May to mid-August. The young caterpillars appear from August, overwinter and can be observed from May the following year.
Way of life
The caterpillars hatch in August. They overwinter and pupate in May in a light web between lichens . They eat lichen and liverworts . During the day, the caterpillars hide in dry leaves or in the cracks of the bark of oaks.
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Günter Ebert (Ed.): The Butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 5, Moths III (Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae). Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 1997. ISBN 3-800-13481-0
- ↑ Christian Tolasch: butterflies Germany online: butterflies Germany , August 11, 2006
literature
- Hans-Josef Weidemann, Jochen Köhler: Moths. Weirdos and hawkers. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-89440-128-1 .
- Manfred Koch : We determine butterflies. Volume 2: Bears, Spinners, Swarmers and Drills in Germany. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Radebeul / Berlin 1964, DNB 452481929 .
Web links
- www.lepiforum.de Taxonomy and photos
- www.schmetterling-raupe.de
- www.arthropods.de
- www.insektenbox.de
- www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands Occurrence and endangerment in Germany
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (English)
- Ian Kimber: Guide to the moths of Great Britain and North Ireland (English)
- Cybosia mesomella in Fauna Europaea