Violet-brown capsule owl
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Violet-brown capsule owl ( Sideridis rivularis ) |
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The purple-brown capsule owl ( Sideridis rivularis ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).
features
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 29 to 34 millimeters. The forewings show a rich color spectrum, consisting of a mixture of purple, reddish, dark brown, greenish and yellowish tones. Newly hatched butterflies have a distinctive purple sheen. The yellow-framed ring and kidney flaws are particularly evident in the black-and-brown colored specimens. These run into each other at the base and thus result in a V-shaped pattern. Concrete blemishes are large and colored black. The yellowish wavy line is strongly jagged, shows a clear W and shows black, inwardly directed arrow spots. The hind wings are a single color, light gray-brown.
Caterpillar
Young caterpillars are initially dark green in color. Later they take on a light green color and have yellowish back and side stripes and white spots. As adults, they change appearance to a yellowish to brownish shade with rust-brown slashes.
Geographical distribution and habitat
The species is widespread from the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula through all of Europe, including the British Isles and Fennos Scandinavia . To the east it occurs through East Asia to Manchuria . The southern distribution includes the Mediterranean area - but excluding Greece - as well as parts of Small and Central Asia. In the Alps it rises to around 1,600 meters. The purple-brown capsule owl can be found predominantly on warm slopes, in meadows as well as in light forests and gardens.
Way of life
The moths are nocturnal and like to suckle on various flowers, such as pigeon goiter ( Silene vulgaris ), common adder's head ( Echium vulgare ), common soapwort ( Saponaria officinalis ) and butterfly lilac ( Buddleja davidii ). They also appear on artificial light sources and baits . The moths fly in two generations from late April to early July and from early August to mid-September. Univoltine tribes also occur in the northern regions . The caterpillars initially feed on the flowers and fruit capsules of their forage plants, later also on their leaves and live on various low plants, including cucumber ( Silene ) and pechnelken ( Lychnis ) as well as pigeon goiter ( Cucubalus baccifer ) and others.
Danger
In Germany, the purple-brown capsule owl is widespread and can be found in large numbers in certain areas, so that it is classified as not endangered on the Red List of Endangered Species .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Hermann Hacker, László Ronkay, Márton Hreblay: Hadeninae I . In: Michael Fibiger, David Agassiz, Martin Honey (Eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 4 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2002, ISBN 87-89430-07-7 (English).
- ↑ a b Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . 1st edition. tape 7 . Moth V Noctuidae 3rd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1998, ISBN 3-8001-3500-0 .
- ↑ Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
- ↑ 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 7 . Moth V Noctuidae 3rd part. Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1998, ISBN 3-8001-3500-0 .
- Hermann Hacker, László Ronkay, Márton Hreblay: Hadeninae I . In: Michael Fibiger, David Agassiz, Martin Honey (Eds.): Noctuidae Europaeae . tape 4 . Entomological Press, Sorø 2002, ISBN 87-89430-07-7 (English).
Web links
- www.lepiforum e. V. Photos
- www.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Endangerment
- Sideridis (Aneda) rivularis in Fauna Europaea