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Hypomecis roboraria (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Имаго Hypomecis roboraria

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Geometroidea → family Geometridae → subfamily Ennominae → tribe Boarmiini → genus Hypomecis → species Hypomecis roboraria

Species name(s)

Hypomecis roboraria (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Geometra roboraria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Boarmia roboraria. [5, 9, 10]

Great Oak Beauty.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 10.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #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; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

20—25 mm.

Wingspan

42—65 mm.

Primary colors

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.

Самец Hypomecis roboraria

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Boarmia roboraria [5].

Distribution

  • 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, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland)Russia, Romania, Sicily ?, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur, Prealtay , of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Seaside,Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural. [3].
  • The zone of deciduous forests throughout Europe and to Asia. Not in the extreme south of Europe. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The length of the front wing - of 2 cm to 2.5 cm. [5].
  • Wingspan: 42-65 mm. [PC93].

General info about Imago

  • Fly through the mixed-deciduous forests, meadows, roadsides and edges, parks and gardens. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • Two generations from late May to late July and September. The second generation is often incomplete. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Quercus. [28].
  • Deciduous trees, especially oak (Quercus), elm (Ulmus) and ash (Fraxinus), less fruit trees. [5].
  • Oak (Quercus), birch (Betula), willow (Salix), Apple (Malus), alder (Alnus), beech (Fagus) [PC93].

Larva lifespan

  • From August to May. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Caterpillar. [5].

Subspecies of Hypomecis roboraria

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Vitaly Gumenuk, Natalia Demchenko.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

Comments

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18.06.2015 14:27, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 42—65 mm.

30.01.2014 19:51, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Forewing length: No formalized data → 20—25 mm. Flight time: No formalized data → May, June, July, September. Caterpillar lifespan: No formalized data → January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, November, December. Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Larva.

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