Dark-headed lichen bear
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Dark- forehead lichen bear ( Eilema lutarella ) |
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The dark- forehead lichen bear , the clay-yellow lichen bear or yolk bear ( Eilema lutarella ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 21 to 30 millimeters. They have clay-yellow fore wings; the hind wings are brown-gray, but also become clay-yellow towards the inner edge. In the resting position they roll their wings around the body.
Similar species
- Yolk yellow lichen bear ( Eilema sororcula )
- Pale-foreheaded lichen bear ( Eilema pygmaeola )
- Yellow ocher lichen bear ( Eilema palliatella )
Occurrence
They occur all over Europe , except the far north and Great Britain , east to the Amur . They prefer a sunny, dry, sparsely vegetated areas such as dry peat meadows, lean lawns , sand and limestone soils , but also heathland . They fly from mid-July to late August.
Way of life
The caterpillars hatch in September. They overwinter and pupate in the following June in brown webs on the ground, between lichen and moss . They feed on stone and earth lichens.
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literature
- Hans-Josef Weidemann, Jochen Köhler: Moths. Weirdos and hawkers. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-89440-128-1 .
- Manfred Koch : We determine butterflies. Volume 2: Bears, Spinners, Swarmers and Drills in Germany. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Radebeul / Berlin 1964, DNB 452481929 .
- Günter Ebert (Ed.): The Butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 5, Nachtfalter III (Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae), pp. 250-252. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3481-0
Web links
- Insect box
- Eilema lutarella at Fauna Europaea