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Bupalus piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Самец (Bupalus piniaria)

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

Самка (Bupalus piniaria)

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Bupalus piniarius. [85].

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

  • From April to July. [5].

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

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

Comments

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12.06.2015 20:32, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 30—35 mm.

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