Reed lichen bear

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Reed lichen bear
Reed lichen bear (Pelosia obtusa)

Reed lichen bear ( Pelosia obtusa )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Owl butterfly (Erebidae)
Subfamily : Bear Moth (Arctiinae)
Genre : Pelosia
Type : Reed lichen bear
Scientific name
Pelosia obtusa
( Herrich-Schäffer , 1847)

The reed lichen bear ( Pelosia obtusa ), also called reed bear or brown-yellow lichen moth , is a butterfly ( moth ) from the subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae).

features

butterfly

The moths have a wingspan of 12 to 28 millimeters for the males and 16 to 28 millimeters for the females. Their forewings are relatively short and wide. The apex is bluntly rounded. They have a brownish base color, from which a few dark brown points or very short lines stand out, which are also missing in some specimens. The rear wings without drawing have the same basic color as the front wings, but are a little lighter.

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars are colored black-brown. Dark tufts of hair sit on the button warts.

Similar species

There is a certain similarity to the alder bog lichen bear ( Pelosia muscerda ), which, however, is predominantly gray in color and has elongated front wings. Also the spots on the forewings are black in color.

Geographical distribution and occurrence

The distribution area of ​​the species extends from Central Europe through Asia to the Pacific . It prefers to colonize moist reed meadows.

Way of life

The nocturnal moths form a generation a year that can be found in the months of April to August. They like to visit artificial light sources . The caterpillars appear from late summer and usually hide in reeds. Mosses, algae and lichens are considered food plants, but this still needs to be confirmed. In breeding they also accepted lettuce as feed. The caterpillars overwinter.

Danger

The reed lichen bear occurs in most of the German federal states, but is threatened with extinction in some areas and is listed in category 3 (“endangered”) on the red list in Germany .

swell

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Josef J. de Freina, Thomas J. Witt: Noctuoidea, Sphingoidea, Geometroidea, Bombycoidea . In: The Bombyces and Sphinges of the Western Palaearctic . 1st edition. tape 1 . EFW Edition Research & Science, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-926285-00-1 .
  2. ↑ www.euroleps.ch
  3. ^ Ernst Urbahn: Pelosia obtusa HS. and related species. (Lep.Lithos.) , Entomological Journal 93, Stettin 1932
  4. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

literature

  • Josef J. de Freina, Thomas J. Witt: Noctuoidea, Sphingoidea, Geometroidea, Bombycoidea . In: The Bombyces and Sphinges of the Western Palaearctic . 1st edition. tape 1 . EFW Edition Research & Science, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-926285-00-1 .
  • Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 3: Weirdos and Swarmers. (Bombyces and Sphinges). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1960, DNB 456642196 .
  • Hans-Josef Weidemann, Jochen Köhler: Moths. Weirdos and hawkers. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-89440-128-1 .
  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg , Volume 5, Moths III (Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae). Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3481-0 .
  • Manfred Koch : We determine butterflies. Volume 2: Bears, Spinners, Swarmers and Drills in Germany. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Radebeul / Berlin 1964, DNB 452481929 .

Web links

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