Haploa clymene

Haploa clymene
Haploa clymene , yellowish color variant
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta) Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera) Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae) Subfamily : Bear Moth (Arctiinae) Genre : Haploa Type : Haploa clymene
Scientific name
Haploa clymene
( Brown , 1776)

Haploa clymene ,
whitish color variant

Haploa clymene
with half-opened wings

Haploa clymene is a butterfly from the subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae)foundin North America . The species name refers to a figure from Greek mythology , probably to the Oceanid Klymene ( ancient Greek Κλυμένη , Latin Clymene ).

features

butterfly

The moths reach a wingspan of 40 to 55 millimeters. The basic color on the upper side of the forewings varies from milky white to light yellowish. A narrow, black-brown band runs along the front , inner and outer edge, which is only briefly interrupted at the apex and the inner corner . An almost straight, blackish-brown band extends from the inner edge and ends at the cell . When the wings are folded in the preferred upright position of rest, the drawing resembles a cross . The upper side of the hind wing has a strong yellow color and shows a round, black-brown spot near the anal angle . All undersides of the wing are colored rust-brown with almost no drawing. The head is yellowish, the thorax black-brown in the middle and creamy white on the sides. A black-brown back line stands out from the yellow abdomen .

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars have a black-brown basic color and show a light brown topline and a yellowish side stripe. There are yellow-brown setae on all body segments .

Similar species

Haploa lecontei differs in that the black-brown markings between the inner edge and the cell are not straight, but sickle-shaped.

Occurrence and habitat

Haploa clymene occurs from the east to the middle of North America. The distribution ranges from Québec in the north to Florida in the south and Texas in the west. The species prefers to colonize deciduous forests and adjacent fields.

Way of life

The diurnal and nocturnal moths fly in one generation, mainly between June and August. At night they visit artificial light sources . The caterpillars feed primarily on the leaves of water species ( Eupatorium ). Sometimes they were also found on oak ( Quercus ), peach ( Prunus persica ) or willow ( Salix ).

literature

• David L. Wagner: Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press New Jersey, 2005, ISBN 0-691-12143-5 .

Web links

Commons : Haploa clymene  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Clymene Moth. In: Butterflies and Moths of North America. (English). 
• Haploa clymene. Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University(English, sites). 
• Haploa clymene. In: iNaturalist. (Flight time). 
• Leconte's Haploa Moth (Haploa lecontei). (for comparison: distribution of Haploa lecontei). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Species Haploa clymene - Clymene Moth - Hodges # 8107. In: BugGuide.Net. Iowa State University , February 4, 2019, accessed April 18, 2020 . 
2. ^ David L. Wagner: Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press New Jersey, 2005, ISBN 0-691-12143-5 , p. 460.
3. ↑ Markku Savela: Haploa Hübner, [1820]: Haploa clymene (Brown, 1776). In: Lepidoptera and some other life forms. August 2, 2019, accessed on March 31, 2020 (English, distribution). 
4. ^ Seabrooke Leckie & David Beadle: Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company New York, 2018, ISBN 978-0-544-25211-0 , p. 384.