Six-line ground owl

Six-line ground owl
	Six-line ground owl ( Xestia sexstrigata )
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family :	Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily :	Noctuinae
Genre :	Xestia
Type :	Six-line ground owl
Scientific name
	Xestia sexstrigata
	( Haworth , 1809)

The six-line ground owl ( Xestia sexstrigata ), also known as the yellow-brown couch grass owl , is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of owl butterflies (Noctuidae).

features

butterfly

The moths reach a wingspan of 36 to 38 millimeters. The name is given by the six lines on the red-brown colored forewings. This makes the species unmistakable. Ring and kidney defects appear in the basic color and are thinly bordered, in between a dark middle shadow can sometimes be seen. The outer hem usually also stands out darker. The hind wings are unmarked dark gray and somewhat darkened towards the edge.

Egg, caterpillar, pupa

The yellowish white egg is barrel-shaped, rounded on the top, flat at the base and provided with numerous strong ribs.

Adult caterpillars are greenish-gray or gray-brown in color and show a thin, whitish topline, light side ridge lines bordered by black and broad, darker side stripes.

The yellow-brown doll is identified by two curved thorns on the cremaster .

Synonyms

Amathes sexstrigata
Agrotis umbrosa
Rhyacia umbrosa

Distribution and occurrence

The species occurs in Europe from Portugal , Spain and northern Italy across western and central Europe, north to Scotland and southern Fennoscandinavia , east to Austria , Slovakia , Poland and Russia to western Siberia. Since 2000 it has expanded its range into the Hungarian part of the Carpathian Basin. It is absent in higher mountain areas. The six-line ground owl prefers to inhabit moist or wooded habitats, such as stream valleys, riverside areas and fens.

Way of life

The main flight time of the nocturnal moths are the months of July and August. You will visit artificial light sources as well as bait , and occasionally flowers, including those of thistles or the butterfly lilac ( Buddleja davidii ). The caterpillars can be found from September. They feed on various low plants, especially grasses . After overwintering, they pupate in May of the following year.

Danger

The six-line ground owl occurs in Germany in all federal states, is not uncommon regionally and is listed on the red list of endangered species as not endangered.

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Individual evidence

↑ Michael Fibiger: Noctuinae II . In: WG Tremewan (Ed.): Noctuidae Europaeae . 1st edition. tape 2 . Entomological Press, Sorø 1993, ISBN 87-89430-02-6 (English).
^ ^A ^b Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
↑ ^a ^b Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 7 . Moth V Noctuidae 3rd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1998, ISBN 3-8001-3500-0 .
↑ Kari Nupponen & Michael Fibiger: Contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of Bombyces, Sphinges and Noctuidae of the Southern Ural Mountains, with description of a new Dichagyris (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae, Endromidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Pantheidae , Nolidae, Arctiidae). Phegea, 30 (4) 122-185, 2002 PDF ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ S. Szabó, E. Árnyas, B. Tóthmérész and Z. Varga: Long-term light trap study on the macro-moth (Lepidoptera: Macroheterocera) fauna of the Aggtelek National Park. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 53 (3): 257-269, 2007 PDF
↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

literature

Michael Fibiger: Noctuinae II . In: WG Tremewan (Ed.): Noctuidae Europaeae . 1st edition. tape 2 . Entomological Press, Sorø 1993, ISBN 87-89430-02-6 (English).
Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 7 . Moth V Noctuidae 3rd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1998, ISBN 3-8001-3500-0 .

Web links

Commons : Six-Line Floor Owl - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Lepiforum eV photos
www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Endangerment
Xestia sexstrigata in Fauna Europaea (taxonomy and occurrence)

[Fibiger-1] Michael Fibiger: Noctuinae II . In: WG Tremewan (Ed.): Noctuidae Europaeae . 1st edition. tape 2 . Entomological Press, Sorø 1993, ISBN 87-89430-02-6 (English).

[Forster-2] A ^b Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .

[Ebert-3] Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 7 . Moth V Noctuidae 3rd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1998, ISBN 3-8001-3500-0 .

[Nupponen/Fibiger-4] Kari Nupponen & Michael Fibiger: Contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of Bombyces, Sphinges and Noctuidae of the Southern Ural Mountains, with description of a new Dichagyris (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae, Endromidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Pantheidae , Nolidae, Arctiidae). Phegea, 30 (4) 122-185, 2002 PDF ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[Ungarn-5] S. Szabó, E. Árnyas, B. Tóthmérész and Z. Varga: Long-term light trap study on the macro-moth (Lepidoptera: Macroheterocera) fauna of the Aggtelek National Park. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 53 (3): 257-269, 2007 PDF

[BuNa-6] Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .