Red ribbon
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Red ribbon ( Catocala nupta ) |
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The Red Ribbon ( Catocala nupta ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the subfamily Catocalinae in the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae). It was named Butterfly of the Year 2015 by the BUND environmental foundation.
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 78 to 84 millimeters. For this type is greater than the Catocala Electa ( Catocala electa ), but smaller than the very similar catocala elocata ( Catocala elocata ). The forewings are gray with yellowish interferences. The hind wings are red and have two broad, black bands. These are only slightly jagged and extend to the edge of the wings. Darkened forms are also rare.
Similar species
- Willow carmine ( Catocala electa ) ( Vieweg , 1790)
- Poplar carmine ( Catocala elocata ) ( Esper , 1787)
- Broken willow carmine ( Catocala pacta ) ( Linnaeus , 1758)
- Small oak carmine ( Catocala promissa ) ( Dennis & Schiffermüller , 1775)
- Great oak carmine ( Catocala sponsa ) ( Linnaeus , 1767)
Geographical distribution and habitat
The Red Order Ribbon can be found on the banks of water with willow and poplar bushes , but also in floodplain and swamp forests as well as in avenues and parks. The species is generally found in not too dry places in the temperate and warm zones of Europe , but not in the north. On the north side of the Alps you can find the nocturnal moths up to 1,000 meters and on the south side up to 1,600 meters. This butterfly is one of the most common European medal ribbons, even if the population has declined sharply in the last decades.
Way of life
The moths fly from mid-July to early October. At night they fly to light sources , but they usually end up a little away from the light. The caterpillar season begins in May and ends in June. The overwintering takes place as an egg. The caterpillars are gray with a reddish tint. Pupation happens well hidden between spun leaves. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of the various willow ( Salix spec.) And poplar species ( Populus spec.). The moths drink using their proboscis sometimes tree sap and can - like all ribbon types - easily with a bait are attracted.
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literature
- Günter Ebert: The Butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 5, Moth III. Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 1997. ISBN 3-8001-3481-0
- Karl Cleve: The appearance of darkened forms of the Red Order Ribbon (Catocala nupta L.) , communications of the German Entomological Society, 30.1971, issue 4
- Manfred Koch : We determine butterflies. Volume 3: Owls. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1972, DNB 760072930 .
- Barry Goater, Lázló Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae. - Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10. , Sorø, 2003, ISBN 87-89430-08-5
Individual evidence
- ↑ bund.net: Butterfly of the Year 2015: Red Ribbon (accessed December 3, 2015)
Web links
- The ribbons (Catocalinae) of Germany
- www.lepiforum.de
- www.schmetterling-raupe.de
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (English)
- Markku Savela: Lepidoptera and some other life forms (English)
- Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland (English)
- Catocala nupta at Fauna Europaea
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