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Pachypasa otus (Drury, 1773)

Имаго (Pachypasa otus)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Lasiocampoidea → family Lasiocampidae → subfamily Pinarinae → tribe Pinarini → genus Pachypasa → subgenus Pachypasa → species Pachypasa otus

Species name(s)

Pachypasa (Pachypasa) otus (Drury, 1773) = Sphinx otus Drury, 1773 = Pachypasa fulvescens Kotzsch 1932 = Bombyx dryophaga Geyer, 1828 = Bombyx fulminea Goeze, 1781 = Bombyx agrius Oliv., 1790. [9, 10, 187]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:6297

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Crete, Romania, Sicily, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (mainland), Dodecanese Islands, Italy (mainland), Crete, Macedonia, Sicily, Cycladic island. [10].
  • Ареал — юг Италии, юг Балканского полуострова, Малая Азия, Закавказье. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Самка этого толстотела может достигать размеров бабочки мертвая голова, самцы скромнее. Передние крылья желто-бурые, с черным рисунком, усыпаны черными же чешуйками и несут две опять же черные перевязи. Задние крылья светло-бурые, с красноватым оттенком. Самки заметно темнее самцов. [85].

General info about Larva

  • Гусеница Pachypasa otus серая, с пучками красно-бурых волос на груди. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Quercus before and after hibernation, Juniperus and Cupressus during the winter. [28].
  • Cypress, oak, juniper. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photo: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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