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Spilosoma lubricipeda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Самец (Spilosoma lubricipeda)

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

Имаго (Spilosoma lubricipeda)

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].
  • Range: Europe, up to 64° N in the north, up to 1600 m in the Alps [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan: 34-40 mm. [PC93].
  • The length of the front wing reaches 2.2 cm. The color of the wings is white, with black spots scattered over the wing. There are fewer spots on the hind wings than on the front wings — one or several pieces. From similar butterflies in appearance, you can distinguish the yellow bear, as well as the American white butterfly, which differs in smaller sizes. [85].

General info about Imago

  • The polar bear flies along the edges of the forest, bushy areas and fallow lands, at night. Like the yellow bear, Spilosoma lubricipeda pretends to be dead when in danger, the butterfly's body bends, and the enemy is shown a yellow-black pattern on the abdomen, which should have a frightening effect. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • From May to July. Sometimes there is a second generation, more often incomplete. [85].

General info about Larva

  • The caterpillars are inedible, which is also typical for the larvae of many other bears. [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

  • Mottled bear caterpillars live from May to September, in two overlapping generations. [85].

Subspecies of Spilosoma lubricipeda

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

Comments

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24.06.2015 13:02, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 34—40 mm.

26.09.2014 20:11, Peter Khramov

Combined.

25.09.2014 12:45, Irina Nikulina

Note to the form Spilosoma lubricipedum (removed from the base of 26.09.2014 20:10): Peter, need to combine with this kind http://lepidoptera.ru/taxonomy/6680. The only difference in spelling lubricipeda (um)

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