Alder bog lichen bear

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Alder bog lichen bear
Alder bog lichen bear (Pelosia muscerda)

Alder bog lichen bear ( Pelosia muscerda )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Owl butterfly (Erebidae)
Subfamily : Bear Moth (Arctiinae)
Genre : Pelosia
Type : Alder bog lichen bear
Scientific name
Pelosia muscerda
( Hufnagel , 1766)

The alder bog lichen bear ( Pelosia muscerda ), also called mouse gray lichen bear or alder bog lichen moth , is a butterfly ( moth ) from the owl moth - subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae).

features

butterfly

The moths have a wingspan of 22 to 29 millimeters for the males and 24 to 29 millimeters for the females. Their forewings are long and narrow and usually have a light gray-brown, mouse-gray or slate-gray basic color, from which a few black points or very short lines stand out. The rear wings without drawing have the same basic color as the front wings, but are a little lighter.

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars are black-brown in color and have tufts of bristles on the point warts. From the fourth segment onwards, a few bright spots can be seen.

Similar species

There is a certain similarity to the reed lichen bear ( Pelosia obtusa ), which, however, is more brownish in color and has shorter fore wings. Also the spots on the forewings are dark brown in color.

Geographical distribution and occurrence

The distribution area of ​​the species extends from Central Europe through Asia to the Pacific . It prefers to colonize alder and quarry forests as well as floodplains, moors and other wetlands.

Way of life

The nocturnal moths form a generation a year that can be found in the months of June to September. They sometimes suck on the flowers of water dost ( eupatorium ) and like to visit artificial light sources and sometimes also bait in large numbers . The caterpillars appear from late summer and feed on algae, lichens and withered leaves. They hibernate.

Danger

The alder bog lichen bear occurs in different numbers in the German federal states and is listed in Germany on the red list as "not endangered".

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Josef J. de Freina, Thomas J. Witt: Noctuoidea, Sphingoidea, Geometroidea, Bombycoidea . In: The Bombyces and Sphinges of the Western Palaearctic . 1st edition. tape 1 . EFW Edition Research & Science, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-926285-00-1 .
  2. ↑ Ernst and Herta Urbahn: The butterflies of Pomerania with a comparative overview of the Baltic Sea region , Entomological Association of Stettin, Stettin 1939
  3. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

literature

  • Josef J. de Freina, Thomas J. Witt: Noctuoidea, Sphingoidea, Geometroidea, Bombycoidea . In: The Bombyces and Sphinges of the Western Palaearctic . 1st edition. tape 1 . EFW Edition Research & Science, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-926285-00-1 .
  • Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 3: Weirdos and Swarmers. (Bombyces and Sphinges). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1960, DNB 456642196 .
  • Hans-Josef Weidemann, Jochen Köhler: Moths. Weirdos and hawkers. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-89440-128-1 .
  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The Butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 5, Moths III (Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae). Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 1997. ISBN 3-8001-3481-0
  • Manfred Koch : We determine butterflies. Volume 2: Bears, Spinners, Swarmers and Drills in Germany. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Radebeul / Berlin 1964, DNB 452481929 .

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