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Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)

Имаго (Eilema lurideola)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Erebidae → subfamily Arctiinae → tribe Lithosiini → subtribe Lithosiina → genus Eilema → species Eilema lurideola

Species name(s)

Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) = Eilema lurideolum ([Zincken], 1817) = Lithosia lurideola Zincken, 1817 = Lithosia complanula Boisduval, 1834 = pallida van Wisselingh, 1961 = Ilema lurideola. [3, 9, 10]

Common Footman.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:6705

Expansion

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; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky.

Forewing length

14—18 mm.

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 (Eilema lurideola)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, 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 of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland) Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands,Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, 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, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Mid-Volzhsky , Sredneobskaya,South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • Range: almost the entire Palearctic, mostly in the middle and high mountains. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The length of the forewing of the male is from 1.4 to 1.6 cm, the female-around 1.8 cm. The top of the wings is gray, with a yellow border, the top of the hind wings is yellow, the end of the abdomen is also yellow, similar to a brush. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Lead-gray lichen flies through deciduous forests and heath forests. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • From late July to mid-August. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Lichen, Parmelia, P. saxatilis. [28].
  • Лишайники на деревьях, как лиственных, так и хвойных, а также лишайники на камнях. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • The caterpillar Eilema lurideola occurs from September to June. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • The caterpillar overwinters under lichens and in the cracks of trunks. [85].

Subspecies of Eilema lurideola

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Vitaly Gumenuk.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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