Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Erebidae → subfamily Arctiinae → tribe Arctiini → subtribe Arctiina → genus Spilosoma → species Spilosoma lubricipeda
Species name(s)
Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus, 1758) = Spilosoma menthastri = Phalaena lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 = Bombyx lubricipeda alba Hufnagel, 1766 = Bombyx menthastri Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Phalaena lepus Retzius, 1783 = Bombyx mendica Rossi, 1790 = Phalaena (Bombyx) erminea Marsham, 1791 = Chelonia luxerii Godart, 1822 = Spilosoma walkeri Curtis, 1825 = Diacrisia menthastri chishimana Matsumura, 1929 = Diacrisia mashuensis Matsumura, 1930 = Spilosoma menthastri elegans Bryk, 1948 = sotiriadis Koutsaftikis, 1973 = Diacrisia lubricipeda = Spilosoma lubricipedum (Linnaeus, 1758). [9, 10, 85]
White Ermine.
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 6.
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #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*; #15. Severo-Uralsky; #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; #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
20—22 mm.
Wingspan
34—40 mm.
Primary colors
Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black, White.
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
Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations
- Spilosoma menthastri. [85].
Distribution
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - The European part of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia,Yugoslavia. [1].
- Albania, Andorra, the Balearic Islands, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland ), Corsica, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands,Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasian (?), 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, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur, Prealtay, of Baikal , Pribaikalskiy, Seaside,Sakhalin, the North Urals, Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural. [3].
- Ареал: Европа, на севере — до 64° сев. ш. В Альпах — до 1600 м. [85].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Wingspan: 34-40 mm. [PC93].
- Длина переднего крыла доходит до 2,2 см. Окрас крыльев белый, с разбросанными по крылу черными пятнами. На задних крыльях пятен меньше, чем на передних — одно или несколько штук. Из похожих внешне бабочек можно выделить медведицу желтую, а также американскую белую бабочку, отличающуюся более мелкими размерами. [85].
General info about Imago
- Белая медведица летает по опушкам леса, закустаренным участкам и залежным землям, ночами. Как и медведица желтая, Spilosoma lubricipeda при опасности притворяется мертвой, тело бабочки изгибается, и врагу демонстрируется желто-черный рисунок на брюшке, который должен произвести пугающий эффект. [85].
Imago lifespan
- С мая по июль. Иногда бывает второе поколение, чаще неполное. [85].
General info about Larva
- Гусеницы несъедобны, что характерно и для личинок множества других медведиц. [85].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Salix, Urtica, Polygonum, Rumex, Rubus, Pisum, Trifolium, Geranium, Vaccinium, Plantago, Taraxacum, Lactuca. [28].
- Кульбаба и подорожник, крапива, яснотка, горец. [85].
Larva lifespan
- Гусеницы крапчатых медведиц живут с мая и по сентябрь, в двух перекрывающихся по времени поколениях. [85].
Subspecies of Spilosoma lubricipeda
- Spilosoma lubricipeda elegans Bryk, 1948. [187]
- S. l. extrema Daniel, 1943. [187]
- S. l. lubricipedum. [9]
- S. l. reisseri Koutsaftikis, 1973. [187]
- S. l. sotiriadis Koutsaftikis, 1973. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Vitaly Gumenuk, Maria Pozdnova. Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
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
- [PC93] Vasiliy Feoktistov
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