Lungwort hump owl

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Lungwort hump owl
Euchalcia modestoides.jpg

Lungwort hump owl ( Euchalcia modestoides )

Systematics
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily : Noctuoidea
Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily : Plusiinae
Genre : Euchalcia
Type : Lungwort hump owl
Scientific name
Euchalcia modestoides
( Poole , 1989)

The lungwort humpback owl ( Euchalcia modestoides ), also called lungwort metal owl , is a butterfly ( moth ) from the owl butterfly family (Noctuidae), which was known for a long time under the name Euchalcia modesta .

features

butterfly

The lungwort humpback owl is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 28 to 38 millimeters. The root and fringe fields are gray-brown, the middle field of the forewings dark brown. The blemishes are outlined in light colors, often indistinct and occasionally in the shape of the number 8. The outer transverse line and the wavy line approach or touch each other at the front edge. A clear triangular spot, often shimmering orange-brown, can be seen near the inner corner. The hind wings are brown-gray without drawing. The body of the butterfly is furry, on the head there is a clearly erect tuft of hair, followed by further tufts of hair staggered backwards towards the end of the thorax .

Caterpillar, pupa

The caterpillars are usually green in color, but can also have a light purple shimmer and have small whitish spots on the sides. They are covered with fine white hair, which gives an excellent protective function on the also hairy forage plants. The head is green with black markings. The pupa is yellowish to black in color.

Similar species

Geographical distribution and habitat

The species occurs in large parts of the temperate zones of Central Europe and further east to Japan , but is often only found very locally. In the Alps it rises to heights of around 900 meters. It inhabits mainly forest edges, deciduous forest clearings and warm slopes.

Way of life

The lungwort humpback owl is a predominantly nocturnal butterfly that mainly flies in June and July. He likes to visit artificial light sources , but disdains bait . Occasionally it can be found sucking on flowers during the day. The young caterpillars overwinter, live until June of the following year and prefer to feed on various types of lungwort ( Pulmonaria spec.) As well as common dog's tongue ( Cynoglossum officinale ).

Danger

In Germany the species occurs only in a few places, in Bavaria it is endangered, in Baden-Württemberg on the pre-warning list, in Saxony only represented as a random visitor and in Saxony-Anhalt it is considered extinct. On the Red List of Endangered Species , it is listed in category 2 (endangered).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b ref Barry Goater, Lázló Ronkay and Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10. , Sorø 2003 ISBN 87-89430-08-5
  2. ^ A b Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
  3. ↑ Günter Ebert (Ed.): The Butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 6, Nachtfalter IV. , Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9
  4. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany. Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9

literature

  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The Butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 6, Nachtfalter IV. , Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9 .
  • Barry Goater, Lázló Ronkay and Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10. , Sorø 2003 ISBN 87-89430-08-5 .

Web links

Commons : Lungwort Humpback  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files