Bupalus piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Geometroidea → family Geometridae → subfamily Ennominae → tribe Bupalini → genus Bupalus → species Bupalus piniaria
Species name(s)
Bupalus piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758) = Bupalus piniarius = piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758). [9, 10, 85]
Bordered White.
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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; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky.
* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.
Forewing length
14—18 mm.
Wingspan
30—35 mm.
Primary colors
Yellow, 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 |
Detailed information with references
Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations
Distribution
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and 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, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, 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 Caucasian (?), Gorno-Altaisk, the European Northeast, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Trans-Baikal, West Caucasian (?), Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
- Habitat: moderate Europe. [5].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- The front fender from 1.4 to 1.8 cm in length, males dark brownish or almost black, females yellowish-brownish, fuzzy pattern. [5].
- Wingspan: 30-35 mm. [PC93].
General info about Imago
- It flies through the pine forests. [5].
Imago lifespan
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Pinus. [28].
- Coniferous trees. [5].
- Pine (Pinus), spruce (Picea), fir (Abies), Juniper (Juníperus) [PC93].
Larva lifespan
- The caterpillars live in July and October. [5].
Subspecies of Bupalus piniaria
- Bupalus piniaria bernieri (de Lajonquiere, 1958). [10]
- B. p. espagnolus (Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1975). [10]
- B. p. piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758). [10]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Vitaly Gumenuk, Marija Jaunkunga. Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [PC93] Vasiliy Feoktistov
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