Steppe heather tension owl

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Steppe heather tension owl
Steppe heather tension owl (Pechipogo plumigeralis), male (the left wing tip is missing due to damage)

Steppe heather tension owl ( Pechipogo plumigeralis ), male
(the left wing tip is missing due to damage)

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Owl butterfly (Erebidae)
Subfamily : Herminiinae
Genre : Pechipogo
Type : Steppe heather tension owl
Scientific name
Pechipogo plumigeralis
( Huebner , 1825)

The steppe heather tension owl ( Pechipogo plumigeralis , syn .: Herminia crinalis ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Erebidae).

features

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is about 24 to 30 millimeters. The basic color of the forewings varies from brown to reddish brown. The apex is pointed. Ring and kidney defects are small and filled with dark. The outer and inner transverse lines are serrated and stand out dark. The dark, relatively straight wavy line is yellowish and continues on the gray-brown hind wings. The proboscis of the moths is well developed, the sensor of the males are combed. The very long palps are striking . The front legs of the males are bushy and hairy. The scientific name of the species is derived from this characteristic: Latin plumier  = "feathered" with the categorizing suffix -alis .

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars are brownish in color, have a washed-out reddish streak and have a dark back line and narrow side back lines. There are dark slashes on the sides of the individual segments and square, white spots in the incisions.

Geographical distribution and habitat

The steppe heather tension owl is widespread locally in northwest Africa as well as southern and central Europe. To the east, the occurrence extends to Central Asia. In the southern valleys of the Alps , it rises to heights of 1200 meters. The animals can be found on steppe heaths and wasteland as well as on warm slopes.

Way of life

The moths fly in climatically favorable areas in two generations, the first from May to July and the second from August to October. They visit bait and artificial light sources . The food plants of the polyphagous caterpillars are, for example, roses - ( Rosa ), red blush - ( Rubia ) or ivy ( Hedera ) and broom ( Cytisus scoparius ).

Danger

The steppe heather spider owl is not native to Germany, has been lost in some areas and is considered an errant according to the Red List of Endangered Species . Older information from Baden-Württemberg is most likely based on incorrect determinations.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Translation plumier
  2. ↑ a b c Walter Forster, Theodor A. Wohlfahrt: The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
  3. ↑ a b Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 5 . Moth III. Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae . Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3481-0 .
  4. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany . Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

literature

  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 5 . Moth III. Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae . Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3481-0 .
  • 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 .

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