Coniferous lichen bear
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Coniferous Lichen Bear ( Eilema depressa ) |
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( Esper , 1787) |
The coniferous lichen bear or the coniferous yellow hem lichen bear ( Eilema depressa ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 28 to 36 millimeters. The females have brown-gray hind and fore wings. The males are clearly lighter, colored ocher. They are missing the yellow stripes ( Kostal stripes ) on the front wing edge. With them the wing tip of the forewings is clearly darkened. Both sexes are slightly yellowish in color around the head.
Similar species
- Gray-body lichen bear ( Eilema lurideola )
- Similar lichen bear ( Eilema pseudocomplana )
- Yellow ocher lichen bear ( Eilema palliatella )
- Yellow lichen bear ( Eilema complana )
- White-gray lichen bear ( Eilema caniola )
- Yolk yellow lichen bear ( Eilema sororcula )
- Pale-foreheaded lichen bear ( Eilema pygmaeola )
- Dark- forehead lichen bear ( Eilema lutarella )
- Lead-gray lichen bear ( Eilema griseola )
Occurrence and distribution
They occur in southern and central Europe and in the south of Scandinavia . They prefer to live in sandy pine and coniferous forests , rarely in mixed forests . They are usually isolated, but can be numerous locally.
Way of life
The moths fly from July to early September. They appear later than the rest of the lichen bears.
Food and development of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed on lichens that grow on conifers , pines and spruce trees. They overwinter before they hatch as butterflies.
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literature
- Hans-Josef Weidemann, Jochen Köhler: Moths. Weirdos and hawkers. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-89440-128-1 .
Web links
- 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)
- Eilema depressa at Fauna Europaea