Nettle borer
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Common nettle borer ( Pleuroptya ruralis ) |
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The PATANIA RURALIS ( Pleuroptya ruralis ) is a butterfly from the family of Crambidae .
Way of life
The oligophageous caterpillars feed mainly in the rolled up leaves of the great nettle ( Urtica dioica ). The caterpillars are also found less frequently on hops ( Humulus ), goosefoot ( Chenopodium ), logs ( Atriplex ) and sparrows ( Spiraea ).
Flight and caterpillar times
The nettle borer makes two generations a year, flying from May to June, and then again from July to September. The caterpillars can be found in June and then again from August. The caterpillar overwinters.
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literature
- Karl Eckstein: The butterflies of Germany 5th volume, The small butterflies of Germany. KG Lutz Verlag, Stuttgart 1933.
- Helgard Reichholf-Riehm: Butterflies . 287 pp., Orbis Verlag, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-572-01084-5
- František Slamka: The common moth (Pyraloidea) of Central Europe: determination - distribution - flight area - way of life of the caterpillars . 2nd partially revised edition 112 pp., Bratislava 1997 ISBN 80-967540-2-5
- Thomas Kaltenbach, Peter Victor Küppers: Small butterflies. Verlag J. Neudamm-Neudamm, Melsungen 1987, ISBN 3-788-80510-2
Web links
Commons : Nesselzünsler - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
- www.lepiforum.de Taxonomy and photos
- Pleuroptya ruralis near Fauna Europaea
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (English)
- GLOBIS - Global Information System Common Moth
- Ian Kimber - UK Moths