Poplar leaf owl

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Poplar leaf owl
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Poplar leaf owl ( ipimorpha subtusa )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily : Xyleninae
Genre : Ipimorpha
Type : Poplar leaf owl
Scientific name
Ipimorpha subtusa
( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)

The poplar leaf owl ( Ipimorpha subtusa ), also called poplar leaf owl , is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is 29 to 34 millimeters. The basic color of the forewings varies from gray-brown to reddish brown. The outer and inner transverse lines are slightly curved, not parallel and are brightly laid out. The wavy line is sometimes indistinct. Cones, kidney and ring blemishes are large, slightly darkened and outlined in a thin white and yellow color. The hem is relatively straight. The hind wings are gray-brown, without drawing, and somewhat lightened at the roots. The proboscis of the moths is well developed. The antennae of the males are ciliate, those of the females are thread-like. The thorax is provided with a distinct, comb-shaped tuft of hair.

egg

The spherical, yellowish egg is flattened at the base. It is covered with strong, slightly serrated ribs, about half of which reach the very small, sunken micropyl zone.

Caterpillar

Younger caterpillars have a light greenish color and are provided with whitish back and side back lines as well as white-yellow side stripes and black point warts. The head is black in color. In the adult animals the head is greenish to brownish. The other drawing elements essentially correspond to those of the young caterpillars.

Doll

The doll is colored red-brown and shows two almost straight, diverging thorns on the cremaster .

Similar species

The butterflies of the similarly drawn willow-leaf owl ( Ipimorpha retusa ) have a clear indentation below the pointed apex on the edge of the forewings. They also lack the tenon flaws.

Geographical distribution and habitat

The poplar leaf owl is common in almost all of Europe. To the east, the distribution area extends to the Pacific Ocean . In the Alps it rises to heights of 1,600 meters. The animals can be found in wet areas, forest clearings and bank zones, but also in dry areas with trembling poplar vegetation ( Populus tremula ).

Way of life

The main flight time for the nocturnal moths is from July to September. You will visit bait and artificial light sources . Various types of poplar ( Populus ) serve as food plants for the caterpillars, which mainly live from May to June . They like to spin between the leaves of young shoots. The egg is hibernating.

Danger

The poplar leaf owl is not uncommon in most German federal states and is not endangered according to the Red List .

swell

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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).
  2. ↑ a b c Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
  3. ^ 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 .
  4. ↑ 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 .
  • Manfred Koch : We determine butterflies. Volume 3: Owls. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1972, DNB 760072930 .

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