Linden sickle-winged

Linden sickle-winged
	Linden sickle- winged ( Sabra harpagula )
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family :	Owl Moth and Sicklewing (Drepanidae)
Subfamily :	Drepanidae (Drepaninae)
Genre :	Sabra
Type :	Linden sickle-winged
Scientific name
	Sabra harpagula
	( Esper , 1786)

The linden sickle- winged wing ( Sabra harpagula ) is a butterfly from the family of the owl moth and sickle- winged winged (Drepanidae).

features

The moths reach a wingspan of 25 to 35 millimeters. The sickle-winged bulges, which give it their name, are most pronounced in this species and are purple-gray in color. The forewings are brown and strikingly patterned. In addition, three particularly striking golden ring spots can be seen in the middle field, while the ring spot is small on the rear wing.

Occurrence

The linden sickle-winged species are found locally in Central Europe . They live in mixed deciduous forests and swamp forests and are not found on free-standing trees.

Way of life

Hibernation takes place pupated in a leaf that is woven together as a pupa .

Flight and caterpillar times

The moths fly in two generations from the beginning of May to June and in August, whereby the second generation is usually incomplete. The caterpillars from the eggs of the first generation are found from September to October, those of the second in July of the following year.

Food of the caterpillars

The caterpillars feed on linden ( Tilia ), oak ( Quercus ), birch ( Betula ) and alder ( Alnus ). You avoid places without adequate wind protection.

swell

Individual evidence

↑ Manfred Koch : We identify butterflies. Volume 2: Bears, Spinners, Swarmers and Drills in Germany. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Radebeul / Berlin 1964, DNB 452481929 .

literature

Hans-Josef Weidemann, Jochen Köhler: Moths. Weirdos and hawkers. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-89440-128-1 .
David J. Carter, Brian Hargreaves: Caterpillars and Butterflies of Europe and their Forage Plants. Blackwell Wissenschaftsverlag 1987, ISBN 3-826-38139-4

Web links

Commons : Linden-sickle- winged ( Sabra harpagula ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

www.lepiforum.de Taxonomy and photos
Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland (English)
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (English)
Fauna Europaea Taxonomy

[Koch-1] Manfred Koch : We identify butterflies. Volume 2: Bears, Spinners, Swarmers and Drills in Germany. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Radebeul / Berlin 1964, DNB 452481929 .