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Orthosia gothica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Orthosia gothica)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Orthosiini → genus Orthosia → subgenus Semiophora → species Orthosia gothica

Species name(s)

Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena gothica Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena Noctua gothica Linnaeus, 1758 = Noctua nunatrum [Schiffermüller], 1775 = Orthosia gothicina Herrich-Schäffer, [1849] = Monima gothica yeterufica Bryk, 1942 = Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica. [9, 10]

Hebrew Character.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:7926

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 5.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky.

Forewing length

14—15 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

Имаго (Orthosia gothica)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, 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 of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia,Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, the Balearic Islands, 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, the Netherlands,Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, 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, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhne-Amur, Prealtay, of Baikal,Sakhalin, Mid-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
  • Range: temperate Europe, up to 2000 m altitude. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Forewing 1.5 cm long, color gray-purple-brown, in the center of the wing black pattern in the shape of the letter C. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Habitats: water meadows, gardens and parks, glades and edges. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Years old from mid-March to the end of May, but likes it when it's warmer. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Поросль липы и дуба, тополей. Кроме того — травянистые растения. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillar: May to June. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Pupae of Orthosia gothica overwinter in the soil. [85].

Subspecies of Orthosia gothica

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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