Hedya salicella

Hedya salicella
	Hedya salicella
Systematics
Order :	Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family :	Winder (Tortricidae)
Subfamily :	Olethreutinae
Tribe :	Olethreutini
Genre :	Hedya
Type :	Hedya salicella
Scientific name
	Hedya salicella
	( Linnaeus , 1758)

Hedya salicella is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of Winder (Tortricidae).

features

Hedya salicella is a large and showy species of the genus Hedya , the representatives of the species reach a wingspan of 19 to 24 millimeters. There are white and maroon areas on the forewings of both sexes. The size of the white spot on the forewings is not very variable. There is a sexual dimorphism: the hind wings of the males are gray-brown and lighter at the base, those of the females are a single color, dark brown.

The caterpillar is dirty red-brown in color. The head, neck shield and warts are black.

distribution

Hedya salicella is native to the Palearctic . The species is widespread in Central Europe and not rare. It is absent in North Africa and Asia Minor . In the east the distribution area extends over the Caucasus and Kazakhstan to Siberia , the Russian Far East and China .

The species inhabits damp and shady forest edges, parks and ruderal areas .

biology

The larvae develop between the spun leaves of the forage plant from May to June. These include white willow ( Salix caprea ), aspen ( Populus tremula ) and black poplar ( Populus nigra ). Occasionally a second generation is formed between July and August. The moths can be observed from late May to August (or early September).

swell

Individual evidence

↑ Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Hedya salicella. Ian Kimber, accessed February 6, 2011 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Peter V. Küppers: Kleinschmetterlinge. Recognize, determine . 1st edition. Fauna-Verlag, Nottuln 2008, ISBN 978-3-935980-24-1 , p. 232 .
^ Josef Razowski: Die Tortriciden Mitteleuropas. Editor: František Slamka, 1st edition, Bratislava 2001, ISBN 80-967540-7-6

Web links

Commons : Hedya salicella - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Lepiforum e. V. Taxonomy and Photos
Hedya salicella at Fauna Europaea

[ukmoths-1] Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Hedya salicella. Ian Kimber, accessed February 6, 2011 .

[Küppers-2] A ^b ^c Peter V. Küppers: Kleinschmetterlinge. Recognize, determine . 1st edition. Fauna-Verlag, Nottuln 2008, ISBN 978-3-935980-24-1 , p. 232 .

[Razowski-3] Josef Razowski: Die Tortriciden Mitteleuropas. Editor: František Slamka, 1st edition, Bratislava 2001, ISBN 80-967540-7-6