Reporting owl
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Report owl ( Trachea atriplicis ) |
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The report owl ( Trachea atriplicis ), also called green report owl , is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the medium-sized moth is 45 to 50 millimeters. The color of the forewings varies from gray-brown to black-gray. Some green interference is noticeable. Kidney, cone and ring blemishes are also colored green in newly hatched butterflies. With age, the green tones fade and turn into yellowish or brownish colors. A large, white, occasionally pink-tinged spot can be seen below the kidney blemishes. The hind wings are colored gray-brown without drawing. While the antennae of the male moth are ciliate, those of the females are thread-like. The thorax is furry.
Caterpillar
Brown, gray, yellowish and green specimens appear in the caterpillars . They each have a black, lightly interrupted, narrow back line and pink-white or yellowish, wide side stripes. A yellow spot on the last segment is very striking.
Similar species
Due to the characteristic drawing, caterpillars and moths are unmistakable.
distribution and habitat
The distribution of the species extends through almost all of Europe. (Except for the British Isles , the northern part of Fennos Scandinavia and the southern part of the Iberian and Balkan Peninsula .) Further east, it occurs through large parts of Asia to the Pacific Ocean and Japan . The animals are mainly to be found at the edges of forests, on forest meadows, fallow land, as well as in park landscapes and gardens. In the Alps they rise to heights of up to 1,800 meters.
Way of life
The nocturnal moths live from May to the beginning of July and, in climatically favorable places, also in an incomplete second generation from mid-July to October. They are strongly attracted to artificial light sources and applied baits . Their caterpillars feed on many different plants, for example on log - ( Atriplex ), dock - ( Rumex ), bindweed - (Convolvulaceae), knotweed - ( Persicaria ) or goosefoot species ( Chenopodium ).
Pupation takes place in a cave where the wintering takes place.
Danger
The reporting owl is not uncommon in most of its range in Germany. It is classified as not endangered on the Red List of Endangered Species .
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Michael Fibiger, Hermann Hacker: Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part) . In: Michael Fibiger, László Ronkay, Barry Goater, Martin Honey (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 9 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2007, ISBN 978-87-89430-11-9 (English).
- ^ 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 .
- ↑ E. and H. Urbahn: The butterflies of Pomerania with a comparative overview of the Baltic Sea area , Entomological Association of Stettin, Stettin 1939
- ^ Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 6 . Moth IV. Noctuidae 2nd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9 .
- ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .
literature
- Michael Fibiger, Hermann Hacker: Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part) . In: Michael Fibiger, László Ronkay, Barry Goater, Martin Honey (eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 9 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2007, ISBN 978-87-89430-11-9 (English).
- Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 6 . Moth IV. Noctuidae 2nd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3482-9 .
Web links
- Lepiforum eV photos
- www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Endangerment
- Trachea atriplicis in Fauna Europaea