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Naxa seriaria (Motschulsky, 1866)

Имаго (Naxa seriaria)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Geometroidea → family Geometridae → subfamily Desmobathrinae → genus Naxa → species Naxa seriaria

Species name(s)

Naxa seriaria (Motschulsky, 1866).

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:21724

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 5.

Russia regions

#36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.

Имаго (Naxa seriaria)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Lower Amur, Seaside, Mid-Amur. [3].
  • Outside the Russian Federation: Japan, China, South Kore [130].

General info about Imago

  • Butterflies are common in valley and mountain mesophilic broadleaf and mixed forests, sometimes in bulk. Butterflies often rest with their wings spread out on the water near the banks of streams and puddles, holding on to the ground, rocks and branches protruding from the water only with their front legs. The wings don't get wet. Startled, butterflies easily take off, even if they are dragged under water in the eddies of the stream [130].

Imago lifespan

  • July-beginning Aug [130].

General info about Larva

  • Caterpillars can eat a lot of Amur lilac. They live in groups in spider nests, from which they spread out in the last age. Pupate between loosely bound leaves. [130].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • In Primorye, Ligustrina amurensis( Amur lilac), in Japan - Ligustrum (privet) [130].

Authors

Photos: Evgeny Komarov, Irina Nikulina.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Irina Nikulina.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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