Restharrow Sun Owl

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Restharrow Sun Owl
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Common Suntan Owl ( Heliothis ononis )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily : Heliothinae
Genre : Heliothis
Type : Restharrow Sun Owl
Scientific name
Heliothis ononis
( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)

The heliothis ononis ( Heliothis ononis ), also Hauhechel-Blüteneule or simply Hauhecheleule called, is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cutworms (Noctuidae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is usually 21 to 29 millimeters. The basic color of the forewings varies from greenish gray to yellowish gray. The middle shadow is narrow, darkened and does not reach the wavy line. The kidney blemish is deep black, whereas the ring blemish is blurred or absent. There is a large black central spot on the mostly yellowish hind wings. This usually extends to the very dark hem band in which there is a yellow spot immediately in front of the hem. The abdomen is hairy short and shimmers deep black.

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars vary in color from green to reddish brown and have short bristles. The back and side back lines are yellowish or blackish, the side stripes are whitish. The spiracles are black, on a reddish background and surrounded by white.

Doll

The light brown doll has a slim shape. There are two diverging thorns on the stem-shaped cremaster .

Geographical distribution and habitat

The Restocked Sun Owl is found in southern and central Europe , but is absent in Greece . North of the Alps , both indigenous and immigrant individuals can be found in some areas . It is also spread through Asia Minor and across the Caucasus through Central Asia to Korea and Sakhalin . It has also been found in the north of the USA and Canada . The warmth-loving species mainly inhabits semi-arid grasslands, wasteland and heathland areas as well as sunny slopes and embankments.

Way of life

The moths are diurnal and nocturnal, like to visit various flowers in the sunshine and occasionally come to artificial light sources in the evening . They fly in two generations in May and June and in July and August. The caterpillars prefer to feed on the flowers and seeds of many different plants. These include nodding catchfly ( Silene nutans ), meadow sage ( Salvia pratensis ), yellow tooth rust ( Odontites luteus ) as well as various restorers ( Ononis ) and linseed species ( Linum ). The species overwinters as a pupa.

Danger

The common red owl occurs sporadically in the western and southern German federal states and is classified in category 1 (threatened with extinction) on the red list of endangered species . Most of the information from northern federal states is likely to be immigrants.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Fibiger, Lázló Ronkay, Axel Steiner, Alberto Zilli: Pantheinae, Dilobinae, Acronictinae, Eustrotiinae, Nolinae, Bagisarinae, Acontiinae, Metoponiinae, Heliothinae and Bryophilinae . In: Michael Fibiger, Lázló Ronkay, Barry Goater, Mariann Fibiger (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 11 . Entomological Press, Sorø, Denmark 2009, ISBN 978-87-89430-14-0 (English).
  2. ^ 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 .
  3. ↑ a b 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 .
  4. ↑ Manfred Koch : We identify butterflies. Volume 3: Owls. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1972, DNB 760072930 .
  5. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

literature

  • Michael Fibiger, Lázló Ronkay, Axel Steiner, Alberto Zilli: Pantheinae, Dilobinae, Acronictinae, Eustrotiinae, Nolinae, Bagisarinae, Acontiinae, Metoponiinae, Heliothinae and Bryophilinae . In: Michael Fibiger, Lázló Ronkay, Barry Goater, Mariann Fibiger (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 11 . Entomological Press, Sorø, Denmark 2009, ISBN 978-87-89430-14-0 (English).
  • 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 .
  • Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .

Web links

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