Parapoynx stratiotata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Pyraloidea → family Crambidae → subfamily Acentropinae → genus Parapoynx → species Parapoynx stratiotata

Species name(s)

Parapoynx stratiotata (Linnaeus, 1758) = Parapoynx stratiotatum (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena (Pyralis) stratiotata Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena stratiotalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Nymphula stratiotata.

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Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky*.

* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.

Wingspan

21—30 mm.

Primary colors

Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Flight time

January

February

March

April

May

June

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October

November

December

Detailed information with references

Synonyms and combinations

Nymphula stratiotata [11]. Peter Khramov.

Habitus and Differences from alike species

Wingspan: 21-30 mm. Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.

Distribution

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of Finland France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, the European North-West, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Lower Volga, Pribaikalskiy, Seaside (?) Mid-Amur, Mid-Volzhsky , South-West-Siberian, South Ural. [3]. Peter Khramov.
Austria, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands,Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. [10]. Peter Khramov.

Lifespan

June. [11]. Peter Khramov.
June August Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.

Larva lifespan

The caterpillars can be found throughout the summer. [11]. Peter Khramov.

Larva food plants

Mostly telorez or cutter (Stratiotes aloides). [11]. Peter Khramov.
Lily (Nymphaea), hornwort (Ceratophyllum), pondweed (Potamogeton), waterweed (Elodea), Bolotnik (Callitriche) Personal communication. Vasiliy Feoktistov.

Additional info about Larva

Caterpillar "have tracheal gills located in eight rows." The larva lives in Case consists. [11]. Peter Khramov.

Subspecies Parapoynx stratiotata

P. s. amanica Osthelder, 1935.

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Vitaly Gumenuk.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

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)
[11] Жизнь животных по А. Э. Брему. Т.2: Членистоногие. М.: Учпедгиз РСФСР, 1941
Vasiliy Feoktistov, personal communication