Lemonia balcanica

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Lemonia balcanica
Lemonia balcanica, male

Lemonia balcanica , male

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily : Bombycoidae
Family : Meadow moth (Lemoniidae)
Genre : Lemonia
Type : Lemonia balcanica
Scientific name
Lemonia balcanica
( Herrich-Schäffer , 1847)

Lemonia balcanica , sometimes called Balkan lemoniidae called, is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of lemoniidae .

description

butterfly

The wingspan of the moths is 45 to 50 millimeters for the females and 35 to 45 millimeters for the males. The basic color of the fore and hind wing upper side is mostly light yellow-brown. A whitish transverse line stands out on all wings, delimiting the somewhat darkened submarginal region . There is a distinct, black-brown discoidal spot on the forewings . The antennae are long and dense on both sides of the males, and shorter combed in the females.

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars are dark brown to purple-brown in color and have thin white-yellow hairs. Younger stages show orange-colored point warts on the back and whitish flanks.

distribution and habitat

Lemonia balcanica occurs in Europe in the Balkans . The specific epithet balcanica is derived from this. Outside of Europe, the species can be found in Afghanistan . The main habitat are hilly, dry areas as well as fallow meadows and forest edges.

Way of life

The nocturnal moths form one generation per year, which can be found in September and October. You are flying towards artificial light sources . Food plants of the caterpillars are dandelion (Taraxacum) , dandelion (Leontodon) and hawkweed (Hieracium).

swell

literature

  • JJ de Freina: The Bombyces and Sphinges of the Western Palaearctic. Volume 1. Noctuoidea, Sphingoidea, Geometoidea, Bombycoidea. EFW Edition Research & Science Verlag GmbH, Munich, 1987, ISBN 3-926285-00-1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c J. J. de Freina: The Bombyces and Sphinges of the Western Palaearctic. Volume 1. Noctuoidea, Sphingoidea, Geometoidea, Bombycoidea. EFW Edition Research & Science Verlag GmbH, Munich, 1987, ISBN 3-926285-00-1
  2. ^ Arnold Spuler: The butterflies of Europe , Volume 1, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart (E. Nägele), 1908

Web links

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