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Eurois occulta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Eurois occulta)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Noctuini → subtribe Noctuina → genus Eurois → species Eurois occulta

Species name(s)

Eurois occulta (Linnaeus, 1758) = Eurois occultus (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena (Noctua) occulta Linnaeus, 1758 = Hadena extricata Zetterstedt, [1839] = Polia prolixa Zetterstedt, [1839] = Polia puncticosta Zetterstedt, [1839]. [9, 10]

Great Brocade.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:7820

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 4.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #15. Severo-Uralsky; #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; #33. Severo-Okhotomorsky; #34. Kamchatsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

25—30 mm.

Wingspan

50—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

Имаго (Eurois occulta)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Estonia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Iceland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway (mainland side), the Channel Islands, Poland, Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Ukraine,Faroe Islands, Finland, France (mainland), Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. [10].
  • 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 European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Kamchatka, Karelian, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur,Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Primorye, Sakhalin, the North Sea of ​​Okhotsk, the North Urals, Mid-Amur, Mid-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
  • Area - Northern Europe, in the south - rarely, only where there is a suitable timber. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Front wing 2.5-3 cm in length, the color of gray to blue-gray. A characteristic feature - the size. And yet - with the kidney-shaped spot light obodochkom (though it is not uncommon), round spot with a white pigment and dark brown hind wings with a white fringe. [5].

General info about Imago

  • Habitats: heath forests with undergrowth of bilberry. [5].
  • Often in urban areas. [PC93].

Imago lifespan

  • Secretive scoops fly from June to September. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Myrica gale. [28].
  • Cranberries and blueberries. [5].
  • Alder (Alnus), willow (Salix), birch (Betula), Aspen (Populus tremula), currants (Ribes), Rose (Rosa), Bird cherry (Prunus padus), Blueberry (Vaccínium myrtíllus), Heather (Calluna vulgaris), gale (Myrica), Stonecrop (Sedum), thyme (Thymus), Cyprus (Epilobium), Chin (Lathyrus) [PC93].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillars live from September to May. [5].

Subspecies of Eurois occulta

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Vitaly Gumenuk, Sergey Talanov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

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13.08.2015 7:02, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 50—65 mm.

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