Limenitis lorquini
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Limenitis lorquini is a butterfly ( butterfly ) fromthe noble butterfly family (Nymphalidae). The species epithet honors the French entomologist Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin .
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 51 to 67 millimeters. The basic color of the upper side of all wings is black and crossed by a wide white transverse band that is only interrupted by black veins. A white discal spot is less developed. Typical is an elongated orange-brown spot near the apex of the forewings. The underside of the wing shows a reddish-brown basic color with similar white drawing elements as the upper side.
egg
The eggs are pale green in color, shimmer slightly silvery and are deposited individually on the underside of the food plant.
Caterpillar
Adult caterpillars have an alternating brownish and whitish color. The head is brown and has two small, dark, toothed horns. There is a saddle-shaped bulge in the middle of the abdomen . In the overall appearance, they represent a mimicry of bird droppings .
Doll
The saddle-shaped bulge of the caterpillar is very clearly shaped like a hump on the pupa . The basic color is white-gray. Wing sheaths and cusps are darker gray-brown.
distribution and habitat
Limenitis lorquini occurs in the western states of the USA and the western provinces of Canada and mainly colonizes mountain and river valleys, clearings, forest edges and orchards.
Way of life
The species forms one generation per year in the northern regions, the moths of which fly from June to August. Several generations are formed in California that fly from April through October. The moths suckle on flowers to ingest food, and sometimes also on excrement. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various plants, including prunus , willow ( Salix ), and poplar species ( Populus ). The last generation hibernates half-grown in a hibernarium .
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.lensjoy.com
- ↑ www.butterfliesandmoths.org
- ↑ a b c d James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America. , Pp. 262-263, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California 1986, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0
- ↑ caterpillar
- ↑ doll
- ↑ www.nic.funet.fi
literature
- James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California 1986, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0
