Heliothinae scoops? Heliothini tribe

This view has not yet been included in this topic. But in the topic on the definition of butterflies lit up another copy. from this year № 254
Southward migrant Heliothis nubigeraHerrich-Schäffer, 1851

Crimea, district of Feodosia, pos. Primorskiy, born on 5.06.2014, male


Crimea, district of Feodosia, pos. Primorskiy, na svet, 6.05.2014, samka


The female was quite willing to lay eggs on Zygophyllum fabago. But hopes for breeding this species collapsed - the eggs were not fertilized, and the male showed up too late.

This post was edited by kai-ya-09.02.2015 22: 00

2 more types:
Pyrrhia bifasciata - Yu Primorye, Khasansky district, Gusevsky mine, July 31, 2006
Pyrrhia hedemanni - Yu. Primorye, Border region, Barabash-Levada, June 26, 2003

Pictures:

Pyrrhia_hedemanni.jpg — (74.73к)


Pyrrhia_bifasciata_m.jpg — (93.08к)


Pyrrhia_bifasciata_f.jpg — (95.2к)

Pyrrhia purpura (HÜBNER, [1814-1817]). The species develops on ash, a poisonous plant with a pungent smell. The caterpillars gnaw the unripe seeds out of the fruit.

Crimea, Bakhchisarai district, Nauchny village, Sel-Bukhra Mountain, 19.04.2014 from caterpillar 12.06.2013 in the afternoon on Dictamnus gymnostylis, male


Crimea, Bakhchisarai district, Nauchny village, Sel-Bukhra Mountain, 18.04.2014 from caterpillar 12.06.2013 in the afternoon on Dictamnus gymnostylis, female

Pyrrhia purpura (Hübner, [1814-1817])
Caterpillars on a forage plant, photos in nature.
June 2014. Crimea, roc. Feodosia, Mount Echki-Dag, light deciduous forest.

Heliothis peltigera ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)
Imagos and caterpillars.

June 28, 2014. Crimea, near the village of Primorskiy, sagebrush steppe. Photos in nature.


May 26, 2014. Crimea, Shchebetovka village, Mount Echki-Dag, open rocky slope. Photos in nature.


July 17, 2014. Crimea, near the village of Primorskiy, steppe. Photos in nature.

Heliothis peltigera ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)
In addition to the previous post. A pair of adults bred from the same caterpillars, as well as a pair bred from the egg. The latter were reared on black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger).

Crimea, Feodosia region, Shchebetovka village, Echki-Dag mountain, stony slope, during the day on flowers of Salvia nemorosa L., 21.06.2014 from caterpillar 26.05.2014. Male


Crimea, district of Feodosia, pos. Primorskiy, 19.06.2014 from an egg from a female, into the light, 9.05.2014. Male


Crimea, Feodosia region, Shchebetovka village, Echki-Dag mountain, stony slope, during the day on flowers of Salvia nemorosa L., 10.06.2014 from caterpillar 26.05.2014. Female


Crimea, district of Feodosia, pos. Primorskiy, 23.06.2014 from an egg from a female, into the light, 9.05.2014. Female

Schinia cognata (Freyer, [1833])
Butterfly on a forage plant (Chondrilla juncea). Photos in nature.
July 22, 2014. Crimea, surroundings of the Old Crimea, foot of Maly Agarmysh mountain, rocky steppe area.