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Alcis repandata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Самец (Alcis repandata)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Geometroidea → family Geometridae → subfamily Ennominae → tribe Boarmiini → genus Alcis → species Alcis repandata

Species name(s)

Alcis repandata (Linnaeus, 1758) = Alcis repandatus (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena repandata Linnaeus, 1758 = Boarmia repandata. [5, 9, 10]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 4.

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; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky.

Forewing length

20—23 mm.

Wingspan

40—55 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

Over-wintering stage

Larva.

Самка (Alcis repandata)

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Boarmia repandata [5].

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Mid-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • All of Europe, especially in the north. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Length of front wing - from 2 to 2.3 cm. There are lighter and darker form. [5].
  • Wingspan: 40-55 mm. [PC93].

General info about Imago

  • Butterflies fly in deciduous and coniferous forests with undergrowth are found in gardens and parks. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • From late May to mid-August. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Blueberry, blackberry, heather. [5].
  • Oak (Quercus), hornbeam (Carpinus), birch (Betula), willow (Salix), aspen (Populus tremula), Hawthorn (Crataegus), The turn (Prunus spinosa), blackberry (Rubus), honeysuckle (Lonicera), Rowan (Sorbus ), Alder (Alnus), currants (Ribes), meadowsweet (Filipendula), linden (Tilia), Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Bilberry (Vaccínium myrtíllus) [PC93].

Larva lifespan

  • August-June. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Caterpillar, the forest floor. [5].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Irina Nikulina, Vitaly Gumenuk.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

Comments

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24.06.2015 12:18, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 40—55 mm.

30.01.2014 19:55, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Forewing length: No formalized data → 20—23 mm. Flight time: No formalized data → May, June, July, August. Caterpillar lifespan: No formalized data → January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September, October, November, December. Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Larva.

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