Conistra rubiginosa (Scopoli, 1763)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Xylenini → subtribe Xylenina → genus Conistra → subgenus Conistra → species Conistra rubiginosa
Species name(s)
Conistra (Conistra) rubiginosa (Scopoli, 1763) = Phalaena rubiginosa Scopoli, 1763 = Noctua silene Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Bombyx vau-punctatum Esper, 1786 = immaculata Staudinger, 1871 = impleta Spuler, 1908.
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#1. Kaliningradsky; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky.
Forewing length
15—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 |

Detailed information with references
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Длина переднего крыла — от 1,5 до 1,8 см. Окраска — от серой до серо-коричневой. Характерные черные пятна на передней части передних же крыльев. Задние крылья более светлые, желтоватые. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Distribution
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Central European, Kaliningrad. [3]. Peter Khramov.
- Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania,Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [10]. Peter Khramov.
- Ареал: теплая Европа, на севере — дизъюнктивно. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Lifespan
- С конца августа до начала апреля (зимует). [85]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Imago
- Conistra rubiginosa летает в смешанных лесах, на заливных лугах и полянах, по обочинам дорог, в поймах рек и садов. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Larva lifespan
- Гусеницы живут с конца марта до начала июня. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- Plantago, Quercus, Salix, Ulmus. [28]. Peter Khramov.
- Гусенички сначала питаются почками лиственных деревьев, потом травянистыми растениями. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Overwintering stage
- Имаго. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Evgeny Komarov, Sergey Demyanenko. Text data: Peter Khramov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera.ru (Insecta.pro previous version / cтарая версия Insecta.pro)
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