Redcurrant glass winged winged

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Redcurrant glass winged winged
Redcurrant glasswings (Synanthedon tipuliformis) mating

Redcurrant glasswings ( Synanthedon tipuliformis )
mating

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Glass winged winged (Sesiidae)
Subfamily : Sesiinae
Genre : Synanthedon
Type : Redcurrant glass winged winged
Scientific name
Synanthedon tipuliformis
( Clerck , 1759)
Red currant caterpillar

The currant glass-winged wing ( Synanthedon tipuliformis ), formerly also known as the gnarled glass-winged wing , is a butterfly from the family of the glass-winged winged (Sesiidae). The scientific name of the species is derived from tipula  = schnake .

features

butterfly

The moths have transparent wings that are only scaled on the wing veins , the discal spot and the wing edges. The scales shine in blue-black tones. The moths reach a wingspan of 10 to 20 millimeters. In the area of ​​the apex of the forewings there are weak reddish or yellowish longitudinal stripes. An elongated black-brown discal spot can be seen in the middle, which extends from the front to the rear edge. The hind wings have a narrow dark band and a small black-brown discal spot. The antennae are black and yellow on the underside. The black thorax is laterally provided with yellow stripes. On the segments two, four, six and seven of the black abdomen in the males there are thin yellow rings. Female moths show two, four and six rings of the same color on the segments. The anus tufts are strongly fan-shaped and blue-black in color.

Similar species

It is very similar to the following types:

A reliable determination of the species should be made by specialists, since the differences in the external appearance are very small.

Geographical distribution and occurrence

The redcurrant glass winged plant is found locally in Europe. However, it is missing on the Iberian Peninsula . To the east, the distribution area extends over Russia to Eastern Siberia and Central Asia. It was introduced to Australia , New Zealand and the USA . The main habitat of the species are bush landscapes, forest edges, heathland areas, steppes, vineyards, orchards and ruderal areas .

Way of life

The diurnal moths fly in the months May to August, at higher altitudes until September. They are particularly active in the sunshine. They then like to visit the flowers of various plants. The maggot-shaped caterpillars usually live as an annual in the pith tubes of the shoots of older berry bushes, in particular red currant ( Ribes rubrum ), black currant ( Ribes nigrum ), golden currant ( Ribes aureum ), alpine currant ( Ribes alpinum ) or gooseberry ( Ribes uva-crispa ). They can sometimes be harmful in orchards . They overwinter and pupate in spring on the shoots of the food plant.

Danger

In Germany, the red currant glass winged bird occurs in all federal states and is classified as not endangered on the Red List of Endangered Species .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arnold Spuler: The butterflies of Europe , Volume 2, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, 1910
  2. ↑ a b c d Josef J. de Freina: The Bombyces and Sphinges of the Western Palaearctic. Volume 4. Sesioidea: Sesiidae. EFW Edition Research & Science Verlag GmbH, Munich, 1997, ISBN 3-926285-03-6
  3. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany. Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9

literature

  • Josef J. de Freina: The Bombyces and Sphinges of the West Palaearctic. Volume 4. Sesioidea: Sesiidae. EFW Edition Research & Science Verlag GmbH, Munich, 1997, ISBN 3-926285-03-6
  • Zdeněk Laštůvka, Aleš Laštůvka: The Sesiidae of Europe. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2001, ISBN 87-88757-52-8
  • Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 3: Weirdos and Swarmers. (Bombyces and Sphinges). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1960, DNB 456642196 .
  • Manfred Koch , Wolfgang Heinicke: We identify butterflies. 3. Edition. Neumann, Radebeul 1991, ISBN 3-7402-0092-8 .
  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The Butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 5, Moths III (Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae). Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3481-0

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