Hyphoraia aulica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Erebidae → subfamily Arctiinae → tribe Arctiini → subtribe Arctiina → genus Hyphoraia → species Hyphoraia aulica
Species name(s)
Hyphoraia aulica (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena aulica Linnaeus, 1758 = Hyphoraia aulica aulica. [9, 10]
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 2.
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; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky*; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.
* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.
Forewing length
16—18 mm.
Primary colors
Red, 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, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
- Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, 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,Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Tuva (?), South-West-Siberian, South Ural. [3].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Fore wing length of 1.6 to 1.8 cm. The top of the wings of chocolate, with yellow spots (front) and red with black spots (rear). Males are brownish-yellow moth smaller than females. [5].
Imago lifespan
- From late May to early July. In some years Hyphorala aulica can give and the second generation. [5].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Plantago, Taraxacum, Achillea, Euphorbia, Potentilla, Hieracium. [28].
- Kulbaba, hawkweed, yarrow. [5].
Larva lifespan
- The larvae live from August to April of next year. [5].
Overwintering stage
Subspecies of Hyphoraia aulica
- Hyphoraia aulica aulica. [9]
- H. a. meridialpina Daniel, 1939. [187]
- H. a. testudinarioides (Sovinsky, 1905). [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Igor Sakhno, Evgeny Komarov. 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
- [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
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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