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Mugwort pods
Mugwort flyworm (Eupithecia innotata)

Mugwort flyworm ( Eupithecia innotata )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Spanner (Geometridae)
Subfamily : Larentiinae
Genre : Eupithecia
Type : Mugwort pods
Scientific name
Eupithecia innotata
( Hufnagel , 1767)

The mugwort-flowering moth ( Eupithecia innotata ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the spanner (Geometridae).

features

The moths reach a wingspan of 18 to 25 millimeters. The wings have a grayish-brown basic color and are weakly drawn. The forewings are very elongated and have a clear line-shaped center. A straight light band runs through the outer third of the forewings, this is broken twice below the front edge (right-angled or acute-angled). A fine white wavy line runs along the edge of the wing. The hind wings are a bit lighter than the fore wings.

The species varies in size as well as in the coloring and characteristics of the drawing. Melanistic colored butterflies have darker wings colored in a sooty tone. The transverse bands are indicated, the line-shaped center is visible.

Similar species

  • Oak moth Eupithecia abbreviata ( Stephens , 1831)
  • Eupithecia ochridata Schütze & Pinker , 1968

Synonyms

According to Mironov (2004):

  • Phalaena innotata Hufnagel , 1767
  • Phaiaena innotata Thunberg , 1788
  • Larentia tamarisciata Freyer , 1836
  • Eupithecia suspectata Dietze , 1871
  • Eupithecia alexandriana Wardikjan , 1972
  • Eupithecia sergiana Wardikjan , 1972
  • Eupithecia fraxinata Crewe , 1863

Occurrence

The species is widespread in Europe . Exceptions are Iceland , northern Scandinavia , the southern Balkan Peninsula and Crete . Outside of Europe, the moths are found in North Africa ( Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia ), in Asia Minor , in the Caucasus and Transcaucasus , in the Urals and in Kazakhstan and further east into southwestern Siberia .

The mugwort is found in most biotope types, exceptions are moors and spruce forests. The species inhabits altitudes from zero to 1,000 meters in the Pyrenees , up to 1,300 meters in the Apennines , up to 1,500 meters on the Balkan Peninsula and up to 1,800 meters in southern Spain . In the Alps , it rises to around 2,000 meters.

Way of life

The larvae feed on polyphagous . The first generation caterpillars were found on the leaves of the following plants, among others: blackthorn ( Prunus spinosa ), single hawthorn ( Crataegus monogyna ), dog rose ( Rosa canina ), olive trees ( Olea ), common ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ), myrtle-leaved tanner bush ( Coriaria myrtifolia ), elder ( Sambucus ), German tamarisk ( Myricaria germanica ), Tamarix gallica , sea ​​buckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides ). The second generation caterpillars feed on the flowers and seeds of field mugwort ( Artemisia campestris ), wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium ), mugwort ( Artemisia vulgaris ), Artemisia caerulescens , beach mugwort ( Artemisia maritima ), Artemisia alba and beach sod ( Suaeda maritima ).

To the caterpillars parasitize various parasitic wasps species ( Angitia , Mesochorus brevipetiolatus , Netelia thomsoni , Platylabus pedatorius ), brackish wasp species ( Apanteles tibialis ), species of the family Pteromalidae ( Habrocytus semotus ), species of the family Encyrtidae ( Litomastix truncatulus , Tyndarichus Scaurus ) and tracked fly species ( Blondelia nigripes , Phryxe vulgaris ).

Flight and caterpillar times

The mugwort has two generations a year, which fly from mid-April to late June and from mid-July to early September. The caterpillars can be found from mid-June to early July (first generation) and from September to October (second generation). The second generation pupae overwinter and can sometimes remain for a few years.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Vladimir Mironov: Larentiinae II. (Perizomini and Eupitheciini). In A. Hausmann (Ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe 4. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2004, ISBN 8-788-75740-4 .
  2. ↑ Manfred Koch , Wolfgang Heinicke, Bernd Müller: We determine butterflies. Volume 4: Spanner. 2nd, improved and enlarged edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1976, DNB 780451570 .

literature

  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg. Volume 9: Moth VII (Spanner (Geometridae) 2nd part). Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-800-13279-6 .

Web links

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