White banded carnation owl

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White banded carnation owl
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White-banded Carnation Owl ( Hadena compta )

Systematics
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily : Noctuoidea
Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae)
Subfamily : Hadeninae
Genre : Hadena
Type : White banded carnation owl
Scientific name
Hadena compta
( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)

The white-banded carnation owl ( Hadena compta ), sometimes just referred to as the carnation owl , is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae).

features

The wingspan of the moth is 21 to 29 millimeters. The color of the forewings varies from brown-gray to black-gray. In the nominate form Hadena compta compta , kidney and ring flaws are conspicuously white or ivory and usually merge with the field below to form a whitish band up to the inner edge. With the form defasciata Hannem. the white central band is missing, the color variation for viscariae Gn. shows a yellowish or brownish central band. Moths that are less pronounced and more pale, as they occur in the European part of Russia, belong to the subspecies Hadena compta armeriae (Guenée, 1852). The hind wings are a single color gray-brown, slightly darker on the outside. The caterpillars show a reddish-brown basic color with a darkened back line and yellow-gray side stripes. The pupa is red-brown and has a distinctly protruding trunk-sheath that is overgrown like a club at the end.

Similar species

There are similarities to the marbled carnation owl ( Hadena confusa ), which, however, has a larger wingspan (27 to 35 millimeters), has a clear white spot on the apex of the forewings and whose white band is usually interrupted. Hadena adriana (Schawerda, 1921) and Hadena gueneei (Staudinger, 1901) are also similar . However, these two species are significantly larger and have rounder, pale gray forewings and mostly lighter hind wings.

Geographical distribution and habitat

The species is widespread in Europe. In the Alps it rises to over 2000 meters. The further overall distribution includes North Africa, Russia as well as the Middle East and Asia to Japan. The white banded carnation owl is found in arid areas. It is native to rock corridors, limestone grasslands, railway embankments, cemeteries, parklands and gardens. By adapting to gardens, it has gained an advantage over similar species.

Way of life

The moths are mainly crepuscular and nocturnal, but also suckle on various flowers during the day or at dusk, for example soapwort ( Saponaria ), barnacle ( Dianthus barbatus ) or butterfly lilac ( Buddleja davidii ). They also visit artificial light sources , the occasional bait , and fly in a generation from May to July. Occasionally an incomplete second generation was observed in August and September. The caterpillars live mostly from July to September. They feed on the seed heads of various pinks and campion species, for example, by Carthusian Elke ( Dianthus carthusianorum ), Sweet William ( Dianthus barbatus ) Carnation ( Dianthus caryophyllus ), nodding campion ( Silene nutans ) or pigeons goiter ( Silene vulgaris ). The species overwinters as a pupa, mostly in the hollowed out seed pods of the forage plants.

Danger

The white-banded carnation owl is widespread in Germany, not uncommon in places and can even be harmful to garden carnations. It is classified as not endangered on the Red List of Threatened Species .

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literature

  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . Volume 7, Nachtfalter V. Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-8001-3500-0
  • Hermann Hacker, László Ronkay & Márton Hreblay: Noctuidae Europaeae Volume 4, Hadeninae I, Entomological Press, Søro 2002, ISBN 87-89430-07-7

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Hermann Hacker, László Ronkay & Márton Hreblay: Noctuidae Europaeae Volume 4, Hadeninae I, Entomological Press, Søro 2002, ISBN 87-89430-07-7 .
  2. ↑ Manfred Koch : We identify butterflies. Volume 3: Owls. 2nd, expanded edition. Neumann, Leipzig / Radebeul 1972, DNB 760072930 .
  3. ↑ a b c Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg . Volume 7, Nachtfalter V. Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-8001-3500-0 .
  4. ↑ Walter Forster , Theodor A. Wohlfahrt : The butterflies of Central Europe. Volume 4: Owls. (Noctuidae). Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1971, ISBN 3-440-03752-5 .
  5. ↑ H. Kogi: Hadena compta (Denis & Schiffermuller) (Noctuidae) in Hokkaido. Japan Heterocerists' Journal, 1992: 305-306, Tokyo ISSN  0286-3537
  6. ↑ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Ed.): Red List of Endangered Animals in Germany. Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-89624-110-9 .

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