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Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787)

Самка (Eilema depressa)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Erebidae → subfamily Arctiinae → tribe Lithosiini → subtribe Lithosiina → genus Eilema → species Eilema depressa

Species name(s)

Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) = Eilema deplana = Eilema depressum = Noctua luteola Hübner, 1788 = Bombyx helvola Hübner, [1803] = Bombyx ochreola Hübner, [1803] = Lithosia helveola Ochsenheimer, 1810 = unicolor Bankes, 1902 = atra Torstenius, 1956 = albescens Lempke, 1961 = flavescens Lempke, 1961 = Ilema depressa = Eilema deplana deplana = Eilema deplanum. [9, 10, 85]

Buff Footman.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:6702

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Forewing length

12—14 mm.

Primary colors

Yellow, Blue, 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

Самец (Eilema depressa)

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Eilema deplana; Eilema depressum. [85].

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France , Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania , Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands,Poland, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Habitat type - Central Europe, especially in its southern part. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Length of front wing - 1.2-1.4 cm. The females are larger and darker than males (dark purple, with yellow border on the front fenders), males, respectively, smaller and lighter - pale blue with yellow. [5].

General info about Imago

  • Flat lishaynitsa inhabits coniferous and occasionally in deciduous forests in the twilight. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • It flies from late June to August in one generation. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Lichen, Parmelia, Hagenia, Pleurococcus. [28].
  • Lichens on conifers, rarely on deciduous trees. [5].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillar Eilema depressa lives from August to June. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Winters caterpillar in the cracks on the trunk. [5].

Subspecies of Eilema depressa

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev, Vitaly Gumenuk.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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