Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Erebidae → subfamily Arctiinae → tribe Arctiini → subtribe Callimorphina → genus Spiris → species Spiris striata
Species name(s)
Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758 = Spiris striata (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena striata Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena grammica Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena processionea Müller, 1774 = Phalaena palladia Fourcroy, 1785 = Bombyx striata Borkhausen, 1790 = Bombyx melanoptera Brahm, 1791 = Euprepia funerea Eversmann, 1847 = Coscinia albida Schulze, 1910 = Eyprepia incompleta Oberthür, 1911 = Eyprepia nigra Spuler, 1913 = extrema Rocci, 1914 = pfeifferi Stauder, 1920 = commerelli Stauder, 1920 = aterrima Gaede, 1923 = nigrociliata Schawerda, 1929 = Coscinia striata strandi Obraztsov, 1936 = slovenica (Daniel, 1939) = Coscinia striata wisniewskii Wojtusiak & Niesolowski, 1946 = hospitali (Marten, 1948) = chrysographis Marten, 1948 = Euprepia striata = Spiris striata striata = Coscinia striata (Linnaeus, 1758).
Feathered Footman
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#1. Kaliningradsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky.
Forewing length
15—18 mm.
Primary colors
Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Over-wintering stage
Larva.

Detailed information with references
Synonyms and combinations
- Spiris striata. [3]. Peter Khramov.
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Length of front wing is 1.5, and that of 1.8 cm. The top of the front wings is yellow with black stripes, rear - dark-brown with yellow edges. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Distribution
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk, Lower Volga, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy , Mid-Volzhsky,Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3]. Peter Khramov.
- Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Corsica, Latvia Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10]. Peter Khramov.
- All of Europe, in the south less. [5]. Peter Khramov.
- Kazakhstan Personal communication. Alexander Belousov.
Lifespan
- From June to August. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Imago
- Butterfly flies on dry localities with sparse vegetation. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva lifespan
- Larvae yellow striped female bears there from August to June. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- Festuca, Plantago, Salvia, Artemisia, Calluna, Hieracium and other low-growing plants. [28]. Peter Khramov.
- Sage meadow fescue. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Pupa
- Dolly on the ground, in a gray web cocoon. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Overwintering stage
- Caterpillar overwinters. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Subspecies Spiris striata
- S. s. hospitali Martin, 1948.
- S. s. striata.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Svyatoslav Knyazev, Vitaly Gumenuk. Text data: Peter Khramov, Alexander Belousov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera.ru (Insecta.pro previous version / cтарая версия Insecta.pro)
- Alexander Belousov, personal communication
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