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Rhyacia simulans (Hufnagel, 1766)

Имаго (Rhyacia simulans)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Noctuini → subtribe Noctuina → genus Rhyacia → species Rhyacia simulans

Species name(s)

Rhyacia simulans (Hufnagel, 1766) = Phalaena simulans Hufnagel, 1766 = Noctua tristis Fabricius, 1775 = Noctua pyrophila Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Phalaena (Noctua) radicea Esper, 1789 = Agrotis augurides Rothschild, 1914 = Rhyacia augurides = Standfussiana simulans. [9, 10]

Dotted Rustic.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #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; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky.

Forewing length

17—19 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 (Rhyacia simulans)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, 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 Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), Poland,Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, 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, 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, Krasnoyarsk, Lower Volga, Prealtay, of Baikal,Middle-Volga, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
  • Range: temperate Europe and Asia. In the Alps at an altitude of up to 2000 m [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The length of the forewing can be from 1.7 to 1.9 cm, color - from gray to brownish. The inner and outer bands are always jagged. Along the border and edge of the wings there are black dots, a kidney-shaped spot and a round spot are light-colored. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Habitats: dry areas on sandy soils, lawns, meadows with poor vegetation cover. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • The butterfly flies from the beginning of June to the end of September. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Дикорастущие злаки. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • The pretender caterpillar is active from October to April of the following year. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • The caterpillar overwinters. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Sergey Novitckiy, Anton Goltsov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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