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Eulithis populata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Eulithis populata)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Geometroidea → family Geometridae → subfamily Larentiinae → tribe Cidariini → genus Eulithis → species Eulithis populata

Species name(s)

Eulithis populata (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena populata Linnaeus, 1758 = dotata (Linnaeus, 1758) = popularia (Boisduval, 1840). [9, 10]

Northern Spinach.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:5418

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #5. Nenetsko-Novozemelsky tundrovy; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #18. Nizhneobsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #21. Severo-Yeniseisky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #32. Chukotsky; #33. Severo-Okhotomorsky; #34. Kamchatsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin.

Forewing length

13—16 mm.

Wingspan

27—36 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

Over-wintering stage

Ova.

Самец (Eulithis populata)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • 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, Finland, France, Czech Republic Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Kamchatka, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Nenets tundra-Novaya Zemlya,Nizhne-Amur, Nizhneobsky, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Sakhalin, the North-Yenisei North Okhotsk, Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, Chukotka, South West Siberian, South Yakutia. [3].
  • Areal - Moderate Europe, with stops in the far north, in the mountains to the zone crooked. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The length of the front wing - from 1.3 to 1.6 cm, golden yellow in color with a brown pattern, but, unlike similar types, and even purple impurity, especially at the top of the wings. [5].
  • Wingspan: 27-36 mm. [PC93].

General info about Imago

  • A butterfly flies in the meadows with shrubs and heather, in glades and forest edges. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • Imago occur from June to September. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Vaccinium myrtillus. [28].
  • Typically, blueberries, much less - aspen or willow. [5].
  • Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), blueberry (Vaccínium uliginosum), currants (Ribes), Aspen (Populus tremula), willow (Salix), birch (Betula) [PC93].

Larva lifespan

  • Track Eulithis populata live from May to July. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Egg. [5].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Marija Jaunkunga, Fyodor Pudovikov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

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

References

Comments

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17.07.2015 23:10, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 27—36 mm.

03.02.2014 23:43, Peter Khramov

Did.

03.02.2014 19:40, Vasiliy Feoktistov

Peter, listen, please remark to Fedor expressed here: http://lepidoptera.ru/gallery/1836
Replace the photo.

02.02.2014 15:29, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Ova.

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