Honeysuckle cap owl

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Honeysuckle cap owl
Calliergis ramosa.jpg

Honeysuckle caped owl ( Calliergis ramosa )

Systematics
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily : Noctuoidea
Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily : Oncocnemidinae
Genre : Calliergis
Type : Honeysuckle cap owl
Scientific name
Calliergis ramosa
( Esper , 1786)

The honeysuckle cap owl ( Calliergis ramosa ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).

features

butterfly

The outer part of the front wing of the honeysuckle cap owl is gray-brown, the inner part is black-brown and continues in a curved bulge towards the center. Ring and kidney defects are usually merged into one large, light spot. A few black vertical lines and a white, arched line can be seen in the border area. With a wingspan of around thirty millimeters, it is one of the smaller species of owl butterfly. The hind wings are white in the males, gray in the females and show a distinct, dark central spot. The antennae of the male moths, combed on both sides, are characteristic .

Caterpillar, pupa

Adult caterpillars are brownish in color. They have a white, interrupted topline and yellow-brown side stripes. Their tension-like locomotion is striking . Typical of the doll is a strong taper at the rear end and a comb-shaped and wrinkled cremaster , which is provided with four bristles.

Drawing by Léo-Paul Robert the caterpillar (enlarged four times) on a red honeysuckle

Similar species

Due to the very characteristic wing pattern and the relatively small size, the moths are unmistakable.

Geographical distribution and habitat

The main distribution area of ​​the honeysuckle cap owl is the hills and mountains of Central and Southern Europe. In the Alps , it rises to around 1,800 meters. The species occurs mainly on stony slopes and embankments, in rock valleys or on the edges of forests.

Way of life

The moths are nocturnal and like to come to artificial light sources . In southern Europe they fly in two generations in May and June and from August to September, while north of the Alps they show a univoltine behavior. The caterpillars prefer to feed on the leaves of various honeysuckle species ( Lonicera ), preferably the red honeysuckle ( Lonicera xylosteum ). The species overwinters as a pupa.

Danger

The occurrence of the honeysuckle cap owl in Germany mainly affects the southern central federal states. It is listed in Category 3 (endangered) on the Red List of Threatened Species , but on the early warning list in Baden-Württemberg .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Walter Forster, Theodor A. Wohlfahrt: The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
  2. ↑ a b c Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 6 . Moth IV. Noctuidae 2nd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9 .
  3. ^ Gábor Ronkay & Lázló Ronkay: Cucullinae II . In: Michael Fibiger, Martin R. Honey, W. Gerald Tremevan (Eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 7 . Entomological Press, Sorø 1995, ISBN 87-89430-04-2 (English).
  4. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

literature

  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 6 . Moth IV. Noctuidae 2nd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9 .
  • Gábor Ronkay & Lázló Ronkay: Cucullinae II . In: Michael Fibiger, Martin R. Honey, W. Gerald Tremevan (Eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 7 . Entomological Press, Sorø 1995, ISBN 87-89430-04-2 (English).
  • Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .

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