Violet-gray owl moth

Violet-gray owl moth
	Violet-gray owl moth ( Cymatophorina diluta )
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family :	Owl Moth and Sicklewing (Drepanidae)
Subfamily :	Owl Spinner (Thyatirinae)
Genre :	Cymatophorina
Type :	Violet-gray owl moth
Scientific name
	Cymatophorina diluta
	( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)

The violet-gray owl moth ( Cymatophorina diluta ) is a butterfly from the family of the owl moth and sickle- winged moth (Drepanidae).

features

According to their name, the front wings of the moths are purple-gray, whereby the wing is divided into three parts by two brown cross bars. These stripes are bordered in black in the middle of the three wing sections. The hem field and the central band are dark gray, while the hind wings are white.

Occurrence

The animals are particularly found in Central and Southeastern Europe and the southern parts of the British Isles . In the east, they are distributed as far as the Black Sea . Their preferred habitat are light and warm oak forests.

Way of life

Flight and caterpillar times

The animals fly in one generation from early August to early October. The caterpillars are found from May to June.

Food of the caterpillars

The caterpillars feed on oak trees ( Quercus ).

development

The caterpillars of the moths are dirty white and live in the crown region of their forage plants. They rest in a horseshoe shape in leaves that are woven together. Pupation takes place in or on the ground, overwintering takes place in the egg stage.

swell

Individual evidence

↑ Manfred Koch : We identify butterflies. Volume 2: Bears, Spinners, Swarmers and Drills in Germany. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Radebeul / Berlin 1964, DNB 452481929 , p. 122f.

literature

Hans-Josef Weidemann, Jochen Köhler: Moths. Weirdos and hawkers. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1996, ISBN 3-89440-128-1 .

Web links

Commons : Violet-gray owl moth ( Cymatophorina diluta ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Lepiforum e. V. Taxonomy and Photos
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (English)
Cymatophorina diluta at Fauna Europaea

[Koch-1] Manfred Koch : We identify butterflies. Volume 2: Bears, Spinners, Swarmers and Drills in Germany. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Radebeul / Berlin 1964, DNB 452481929 , p. 122f.