Stone lichen bear
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Stone lichen bear ( Setina irrorella ) |
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The stone lichen bear , yellow black point lichen bear , yolk yellow moth moth or the dry grass lichen bear ( Setina irrorella ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae).
description
The moths have a wingspan of 27 to 33 millimeters. Their forewings are yellow and have black dots arranged in three rows across. The hind wings are paler yellow and each have a black point at the upper corners ( apex ). The wings often appear transparent. Setina irrorella is larger than the rock lichen bear ( Setina roscida ).
The caterpillars are drawn black or dark brown and yellow and have black hair.
Similar species
- Rock lichen bear ( Setina roscida )
Occurrence
The species is found across Europe and Asia east to the Pacific , but is absent in the far north and parts of the Mediterranean . It lives in moss-covered and lichen-covered rock corridors, on chalky and sandy areas and steep, rocky grasslands , but also in bogs , forest meadows and on heaths . The stone lichen bear requires less heat than Setina roscida and is normally found in the plains up to medium altitudes, but it can also be found in the limestone Alps up to about 2,000 meters above sea level .
Way of life
The nocturnal moths can also be scared off during the day, especially in the late afternoon. They fly from June to August. The caterpillars live from August to June. They pupate under flat stones on the ground and overwinter before hatching in spring.
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literature
- 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 .
