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Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775)

Имаго  Carcina quercana

Taxonomy

class Insecta subclass Pterygota infraclass Neoptera superorder Holometabola order Lepidoptera superfamily Gelechioidea family Peleopodidae genus Carcina → species Carcina quercana

Species name(s)

Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775) = fagana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) = cancella (Hübner, 1823-24) = faganella (Treitschke, 1833) = Carcina purpurana Millière, 1874 = Carcina cancrella = Lampros faganella Treitschke, 183?. [9, 10, 187]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:4791

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic, Nearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky.

Forewing length

8—9 mm.

Primary colors

Red, Orange, 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

Имаго  Carcina quercana

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Crete, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Corsica Crete, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: Kaliningrad. [3].
  • The area - Europe, North America. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Length of front wing - up to 0.9 cm. Crescent shape of the wing, with drawn inside edge coloring - pinkish-brownish-yellowish. The front edge of the front wing of the triangular yellowish-white spot. "The antennae are extraordinarily long and strong." [5].

General info about Imago

  • Venues - forests and gardens. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • From July to August. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • The caterpillar feeds on the beech and oak, to the pear. [5].

Larva lifespan

  • From May to June. [5].

Subspecies of Carcina quercana

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrej Makara, Zoran Bozovic.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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