Two-point owl moth
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Two-point owl moth ( Ochropacha duplaris ) |
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The two-point owl moth ( Ochropacha duplaris ) is a butterfly from the family of the owl moth and sickle-winged moth (Drepanidae).
features
The wings are gray and have a black eponymous colon on the fore wing. Otherwise the butterfly looks very similar to the birch owl moth ( Tetheella fluctuosa ) except for its small size . The wavy cross bars on the forewings are very faded and difficult to see.
Similar species
- Birch Owl Moth ( Tetheella fluctuosa )
Occurrence
The animals can be found in Central and Northern Europe and Asia, east to Japan. In addition to moist heathland areas , alluvial forests and field trees, they also prefer forest landscapes with high humidity and the banks of flowing waters.
Way of life
Flight and caterpillar times
The moths fly in two generations from mid-May to mid-July and from late July to mid-September. The second generation is incomplete or absent in some areas. The caterpillars from the eggs of the first generation are found from August to October, those of the second from June to July of the following year.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed on birches ( Betula ), alders ( Alnus ) and poplars ( Populus ).
development
The caterpillars live between leaves that are spun together. They overwinter as a doll .
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
- Lepiforum e. V. Taxonomy and Photos
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (English)
- Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland (English)
- Ochropacha duplaris at Fauna Europaea