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Catocala promissa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Имаго (Catocala promissa)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Erebidae → subfamily Erebinae → tribe Catocalini → subtribe Catocalina → genus Catocala → species Catocala promissa

Species name(s)

Catocala promissa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Noctua promissa [Schiffermüller], 1775 = Noctua mneste Hübner, [1813]. [9, 10]

Light Crimson Underwing.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 2.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky.

Forewing length

28—32 mm.

Primary colors

Red, 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

Over-wintering stage

Ova.

Имаго (Catocala promissa)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of 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), Cyprus, Corsica, Crete Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)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 North-West, the European Central Black Earth, Central European, European southern taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Mid-Volzhsky, South Ural. [3].
  • Its range includes Central and Southern Europe, the middle belt and southern Russia, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, and North Africa. In the Alps — at altitudes up to 800 m. In the northern part of the range, the distribution is disjunctive. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The length of the forewing is from 2.8 to 3.2 cm. The forewings of the owl in question are ash-gray, light, with a darker admixture. The outer part of these wings is serrated, the wavy line on them is light and sharp-toothed. The color of the hindwings is carmine-red, the fringe is slightly scalloped, the border is wide, the black median transverse stripe does not reach the edge of the wings, with two bends. [85].

General info about Imago

  • It flies through oak forests and deciduous-mixed forests, bushy slopes. Prefers sunny, dry places. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Summer time: July (beginning of the month) - August (end of the month). Compared to other ribbon girls, Malaya Krasnaya starts and finishes years earlier by 1-2 weeks. [85].

General info about Larva

  • The caterpillar of Catocala promissa resembles the larva of Catocala sponsa, it is green-gray, with a yellow head, on which there is a dark pattern. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Quercus. [28].
  • Дуб. Иногда — конский каштан. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • May and June. [85].

Pupa

  • The pupa is slender, brown, with a blue coating. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • The egg overwinters. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev, Yury Sokolkov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

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02.02.2014 17:01, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Ova.

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