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Agrochola litura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Agrochola litura)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Xylenini → subtribe Xylenina → genus Agrochola → subgenus Anchoscelis → species Agrochola litura

Species name(s)

Agrochola (Anchoscelis) litura (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena (Noctua) litura Linnaeus, 1761 = Phalaena (Noctua) polluta Esper, 1788 = Noctua ornatrix Geyer, [1834] = Agrochola (Anchoscelis) litura. [9, 10]

Brown-spot Pinion.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8070

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky.

Forewing length

14—18 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 (Agrochola litura)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France , Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands,Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, the European Central Black Earth, Central European, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Lower Volga, Mid-Volzhsky. [3].
  • Юг Европы. [85].
  • Южный Урал. [PC1243].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Переднее крыло от 1,4 до 1,8 см, окраска от серо-коричневой до фиолетово-красно-коричневой и характерные пятна с тонкими светлыми ободками, заполненные темным пигментом. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Места встречи — дороги и опушки леса, заливные луга и поляны, сады и парки. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Время лёта — с начала августа до конца октября. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Ивы, терн, жарновец, черника и шиповник, яснотка, лядвенец, горошек и щавель. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • С апреля до начала июня можно встретить личинок Agrochola litura. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrej Makara.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Nikolay Grebennikov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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