Nerice bidentata

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Nerice bidentata
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Nerice bidentata

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Toothed Moth (Notodontidae)
Subfamily : Phalerinae
Genre : Nerice
Type : Nerice bidentata
Scientific name
Nerice bidentata
Walker , 1855

Nerice bidentata is a butterfly ( moth )found in North Americafromthe tooth moth family (Notodontidae).

features

butterfly

The moths reach a wingspan of 30 to 40 millimeters. The color of the upper side of the front wing is divided into two parts: from the front edge to the center of the wing it is red-brown, from the inner edge to the center of the wing it is light gray-brown to ocher. From the red-brown area, two pointed, tooth-like characters protrude into the lighter field. In the vicinity of the apex , a narrow black-brown wipe is only indistinctly outlined. Due to the aforementioned drawing elements, the butterflies are unmistakable. The upper side of the hind wing is not marked brown. The dense red-brown to dark-brown hair on the head and thorax area is striking . Both sexes have combed antennae .

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars are blue-green to yellow-green in color and hairless. Dark green, V-shaped diagonal stripes stand out on the sides. The head capsule is glossy grass green. The front three segments are slimmer than the rear. On segments four to eleven there are double-toothed, forward-pointing humps that resemble a sawn elm leaf, its main food plant. With this appearance, they are excellently camouflaged when feeding on the leaf edge. The stigmas are bordered white and thin black. The legs are brown in color.

  • Side view of a butterfly

  • Caterpillar, top view

  • Caterpillar, side view

  • Elm leaf, the caterpillar food

distribution and habitat

The distribution area of Nerice bidentata extends over the eastern and some central regions of North America. The species prefers to colonize deciduous forests with elm stands.

Way of life

The nocturnal moths can be found between March and September, mainly in June. You visit artificial light sources . The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various elm family (Ulmaceae). The pupae overwinter in a cocoon spun with leaves on the ground.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information from Iowa State University on Art
  2. ↑ dissemination
  3. ↑ Flight time at iNaturalist

literature

  • Francis Walker: List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum , List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5, 1855, p. 1076

Web links

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