Plagodis dolabraria (Linnaeus, 1767)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Geometroidea → family Geometridae → subfamily Ennominae → tribe Hypochrosini → genus Plagodis → species Plagodis dolabraria
Species name(s)
Plagodis dolabraria (Linnaeus, 1767) = Phalaena dolabraria Linnaeus, 1767. [9, 10]
Scorched Wing.
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 1.
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #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; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.
* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.
Forewing length
14—15 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
Distribution
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France , Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
- Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway (mainland) Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania,Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur, Prealtay , of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Seaside,Sakhalin, Amur Medium, Medium-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural (?) Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural. [3].
- The range is the whole of Europe, mostly in the plains, not in the mountains. [85].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- The length of the forewing is 1.5 cm, the color is yellow, and there are many brown transverse stripes on the wings (both front and rear). In general, it is very different from other European moths. [85].
General info about Imago
- The planed moth flies through water meadows, copses, gardens, warm slopes, deciduous mixed forests, and copses. [85].
Imago lifespan
- From April to July. [85].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Quercus, Betula, Salix, Fagus. [28].
- Дуб и бук, липа, иногда слива или терн. [85].
Larva lifespan
- The caterpillars live from June to July. [85].
Overwintering stage
- The pupa overwinters. [85].
Subspecies of Plagodis dolabraria
- Plagodis dolabraria costisignata Wehrli, 1939. [187]
- P. d. violacea Wehrli, 1939. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Marija Jaunkunga, Irina Nikulina. Text data: Peter Khramov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
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
- [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
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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