Sitochroa verticalis

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Sitochroa verticalis
Sitochroa verticalis

Sitochroa verticalis

Systematics
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily : Common moth (Pyraloidea)
Family : Crambidae
Subfamily : Pyraustinae
Genre : Sitochroa
Type : Sitochroa verticalis
Scientific name
Sitochroa verticalis
( Linnaeus , 1758)
Tense butterfly

Sitochroa Verticalis is a butterfly from the family of Crambidae .

features

The moths reach a wingspan of about 30 millimeters (or a forewing length of 12 to 14 mm). The front wings are whitish yellow, light ocher yellow to light brownish. The drawing consists of three darker cross lines: the roughly jagged inner cross line, the finely jagged outer cross line and the usually less sharply marked wavy line. In addition, there are often indistinctly marked ring and kidney defects. The drawing is much stronger on the underside of the forewings. The hind wings are whitish yellow and have two darker transverse lines.

The green caterpillar has a light brown colored head and black-brown pinnacula, which z. T. are lightened centrally. It grows up to 29 mm long.

Geographical distribution and habitat

The distribution area extends from Portugal in the west, across Central and Eastern Europe, Siberia ( Buryatia ) to the Russian Far East and Japan. In the north the area extends to southern Sweden, in the south to Italy.

The species prefers dry, but also slightly more humid habitats in the open landscape.

Way of life

Sitochroa verticalis forms one to two generations depending on the region. The moths fly in June and July, those of the second generation in August and September. The moths are nocturnal and come to artificial light sources. During the day they hide in the vegetation. They are easy to frighten, but then quickly look for a new hiding place. The caterpillars feed on sage germander ( Teucrium scorodonia ), scrub thistle ( Cirsium ), log ( Atriplex ), great nettle ( Urtica dioica ), black knapweed ( Centaurea nigra ), common sorrel ( Rumex acetosa ), nodding thistle ( Carduus nutans ) and narrow-leaved double seed ( Diplotaxis tenuifolia ). Pupation will probably not take place until spring.

Systematics

The taxon was first scientifically described by Carl von Linné in 1758 as Phalaena Pyralis verticalis . The species was later assigned to the genus Loxostege .

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Caterpillar - UK moths website by Ian Kimber
  2. ↑ a b c d e Hannemann (1964, p. 370)
  3. ↑ a b Hasenfuss (1960, p. 195)
  4. ↑ DTMF Corley, E. Marabuto, P. Pires: New Lepidoptera for the fauna of Portugal (Insecta: Lepidoptera). In: SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 35 (139), 2007, pp. 321–334, PDF  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: dead link / redalyc.uaemex.mx  
  5. ↑ Ayuna A. Shodotova: Pyralid Moths (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea) of Buryatia: Family Pyraustidae. In: Entomological Review. 88 (5), 2008, pp. 543-557, doi: 10.1134 / S0013873808050035
  6. ↑ Slamka (1997, p. 22)
  7. ^ Carl von Linné: Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 10th edition. Stockholm 1758 online at SUB Göttingen (description of the species p. 533)

literature

  • Karl Eckstein: The butterflies of Germany. Volume 5: The small butterflies of Germany. KG Lutz Verlag, Stuttgart 1933.
  • Hans-Joachim Hannemann: Small butterflies or Microlepidoptera II. The moths (sl) (Cochylidae and Carposinidae) The moths (Pyraloidea). In: Friedrich Dahl: The animal world of Germany and the adjacent parts of the sea according to their characteristics and their way of life. Part 50., VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena 1964.
  • Ivar Hasenfuss: The Larval systematics of the bulls (Pyralidae). Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1960.
  • František Slamka: The common moth (Pyraloidea) of Central Europe. 2nd, partially revised edition. Bratislava 1997, ISBN 80-967540-2-5 .

Web links

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