Syngrapha parilis
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Syngrapha parilis is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 26 to 31 millimeters. Gray to violet-gray tints predominate on the upper forewings. In the middle is a characteristic silver-white sign, for example in the form of the letter gamma from the Greek alphabet. The middle field between the cell and the inner edge is colored black-brown and bordered by narrow whitish transverse lines. The upper side of the hind wing is colored whitish and darkened gray at the wing root and the edge. The thorax is furry and has a few tufts of hair, the proboscis is well developed.
Caterpillar
Adult caterpillars are grass-green in color. They show thin white, interrupted secondary lines, small white dots, a yellow and white side stripe and a few short black hairs.
Similar species
Syngrapha diasema differs primarily in the yellow-gray to yellow-brown upper side of the hind wing.
distribution and habitat
Syngrapha parilis occurs in Iceland , in northern Fennoscandinavia and along the coast of the Arctic Ocean including Novaya Zemlya as far as Arctic North America. The habitats include open, dry, mountainous locations, flowery heather and moorland and tundra-like areas.
Way of life
The exclusively diurnal moths of Syngrapha parilis form one generation per year that can be found in the months of June to August. In the far north, the moths also fly in the daylight nights and like to suckle on the flowers of blueberries ( Vaccinium ), tragacanth ( Astragalus ) and cranesbills ( Geranium ). The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various types of birch ( Betula ), preferably the polar birch ( Betula nana ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Barry Goater, László Ronkay and Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10. , Sorø 2003 ISBN 87-89430-08-5 , pp. 238/239
literature
- Barry Goater, László Ronkay and Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10. , Sorø 2003 ISBN 87-89430-08-5
Web links
- Lepiforum e. V. - Taxonomy and photos
- perhostutkijainseura.fi - Imago and caterpillar
- www.nic.funet.fi - dissemination
- pnwmoths.biol - Pacific Northwest Moths