Stauropus fagi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution

• Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part Turkey - 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), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia , Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia . [10].
• Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Nizhne-Amur, Primorye, Sakhalin, Mid-Amur, Mid-Volzhsky, South Kuril, South Ural. [3].
• The zone of deciduous forests of Europe and Asia. Mountains - at an altitude of 1500 meters. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

• Length of front wing comes to 2.8-3 cm, the color of the wings - around the gray-brown, lighter or darker, on the front wings - a number of black spots on the back - a large quadrangular spot. [5].

General info about Imago

• Sabine loves warm areas, flies in the beech forests, glades and edges of deciduous-mixed forest. [5].

Imago lifespan

• End of April - the beginning of July. The second generation, if it happens, in August. [5].

General info about Larva

• Larvae Stauropus fagi brown or dark brown, c hump on the back between the third and eighth segments and unusually long legs. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

• Quercus, Fagus, Salix. [28].
• Beech and other hardwood trees. [5].
• Oak (Quercus), beech (Fagus), hornbeam (Carpinus), linden (Tilia), hazel (Corylus), Apple (Malus), hawthorn (Crataegus), Rowan (Sorbus), willow (Salix), birch (Betula). [PC93].

Larva lifespan

• Caterpillar: June-September. [5].

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