Muschampia cribrellum
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Muschampia cribrellum , rarely also steppe thick-headed butterfly, is a butterfly from the family of the thick-headed butterfly (Hesperiidae).
features
The fore wing length is 13 to 16 millimeters. Muschampia cribrellum is very similar to Muschampia tessellum , although it is somewhat smaller, but has larger white spots. There are two pairs of post-disc spots in cell 1b on the forewings . However, the lower of the two spots may be weakened or reduced. The white discal bar on the upper side of the forewing, which is present in Muschampia tesselatum , is missing in Muschampia cribellum . The underside of the hind wings is olive yellow with large white spots that partially converge (especially the submarginal spots).
Geographical occurrence and habitat
Muschampia cribrellum is distributed from northern Hungary , Romania , Macedonia , Bulgaria and across the Ukraine , southern Russia to the Altai and the Amurland . The moth can be found on dry steppes , even with bushes. In Macedonia it was found at an altitude of 800 meters above sea level.
Way of life
The moths fly in one generation from May to June. For the Altai, June and July are given as the flight time of the moths. The caterpillar probably eats finger herbs ( Potentilla ssp.)
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordinance on the protection of wild animal and plant species (Federal Species Protection Ordinance (BArtSchVO) of December 19, 1986: PDF )
- ^ Lionel G. Higgins, Norman D. Riley: The butterflies of Europe and Northwest Africa . 1st edition. Paul Parey, Hamburg / Berlin 1978, ISBN 3-490-01918-0 , pp. 288 .
- ↑ a b Zdravko Kolev: First record of Muschampia cribrellum in Bulgaria, with a review of the recorded distribution of genus Muschampia in the country (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Phegea, 31 (1): 15-21, Berchem 2003 ISSN 0771-5277 PDF ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Tom Tolman, Richard Lewington: The butterflies of Europe and Northwest Africa . Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-440-07573-7 , p. 262 .
- ^ VA Lukhtanov, MS Vishnevskaya, AV Volynkin and RV Yakovlev: Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) of West Altai. Entomological Review, 87 (5): 524-544, Moscow 2007 doi : 10.1134 / S001387380705003X
literature
- Lionel G. Higgins, Norman D. Riley: The butterflies of Europe and Northwest Africa . 1st edition. Paul Parey, Hamburg / Berlin 1978, ISBN 3-490-01918-0 .
- Tom Tolman, Richard Lewington: The butterflies of Europe and Northwest Africa . Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-440-07573-7 .
Web links
- Muschampia cribrellum in Fauna Europaea
- European Butterflies - site of Matt Rowling (English)