Southern rock face earth owl
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Southern rocky earth owl ( Dichagyris candelisequa ) |
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The southern rocky earth owl ( Dichagyris (Dichagyris) candelisequa , syn .: Ochropleura candelisequa ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 42 to 46 millimeters. The forewings have an ash-gray to brownish-gray basic color. The kidney blemishes are small and almost circular, the ring blemishes are medium - sized and oval. All flaws are outlined in black. Tenon flaws are missing. Ring and kidney defects are connected by a very thin black line. A long, black root welt stands out a little more clearly. The hind wings shimmer silky white.
Caterpillar, pupa
Adult caterpillars are gray-brown in color, have a light, dark brown bordered back line, dark oblique and yellowish side stripes and black point warts.
The slender doll is red-brown and has two short thorns on the blunt cremaster .
Geographical distribution and habitat
The southern rocky earth owl occurs locally in central and southern Europe, also in Turkey , Syria , Armenia , Siberia , Central Asia , the Caucasus , Iran and North Africa . It prefers mountainous, dry and rocky terrain up to an altitude of about 2200 meters. The ssp. Dichagyris candelisequa defasciata can be found in some West German areas, for example the Rheingau .
Way of life
The moths are nocturnal, fly from June to September and visit bait and artificial light sources . The caterpillars are polyphagous from September onwards on grasses and herbaceous plants. Most of them overwinter and pupate in June of the following year.
Danger
In Germany, the southern rocky earth owl occurs in some western federal states and is listed in Category 2 (severely endangered) on the Red List of Endangered Species .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Michael Fibiger: noctuinae I . In: WG Tremewan (Ed.): Noctuidae Europaeae . 1st edition. tape 1 . Entomological Press, Sorø 1990, ISBN 87-89430-01-8 (English).
- ↑ Walter Forster, Theodor A. Wohlfahrt: The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
- ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany. Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9
literature
- Michael Fibiger: Noctuidae Europaeae Volume 1, Entomological Press, Søro 1990, ISBN 87-89430-01-8
- Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
- Manfred Koch : We determine butterflies. Volume 3: Owls. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1972, DNB 760072930 .
Web links
- Lepiforum e. V. Taxonomy and Photos
- www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Endangerment
- www.lepidoptera.eu Distribution in Europe
- www.nic.funet.fi distribution worldwide
- Dichagyris candelisequa at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved October 27, 2012