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Catocala fraxini (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Catocala fraxini)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Erebidae → subfamily Erebinae → tribe Catocalini → subtribe Catocalina → genus Catocala → species Catocala fraxini

Species name(s)

Catocala fraxini (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena fraxini Linnaeus, 1758. [9, 10]

Clifden Nonpareil.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:6767

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 2.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #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; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

41—45 mm.

Wingspan

85—110 mm.

Primary colors

Blue, 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

Over-wintering stage

Ova.

Имаго (Catocala fraxini)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France , Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Iceland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Faroe Islands, 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-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhne-Amur, Prealtay, Seaside,Sakhalin, Amur Medium, Medium-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • The area of the blue Order ribbon is almost all of Europe (Middle and partly Northern-Lampert, 2003); it is absent in the extreme south, as well as in the coniferous forest zone. Almost all of Russia, Southern Siberia to the Ussuri region, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. In general, its distribution is confined to the forest zone. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The largest of our tapeworms and one of the largest European scoops — the length of the front wing can reach 4.5 cm, and the wingspan is 110 mm (range-from 85 to 110 mm). The forewings are "bluish-light grey with black dusting" and light to white transverse lines surrounded by a border. The reniform spot is light, with a dark border, and under it is a light or even white spot of irregular shape. The hindwings are black or dark brown, with a blue (and not toothed, but semicircular) band and white fringe. [85].

General info about Imago

  • It flies along the edges of forests (deciduous-mixed), along the banks of rivers. It is found in gardens and parks. In the mountains it rises to the border of deciduous forests. The butterfly is active at night, flying towards the light, but, like C. sponsa, it lands near the light source, not on it. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • The time of summer is the second half of summer, from mid-July to mid-October. [85].

General info about Larva

  • The caterpillar is grey, with black dots, with a light dorsal stripe and with a "black-brown swelling on the eighth ring". The head is large, with a black and yellow pattern. The body length of the blue sash caterpillar is up to 90 mm. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Populus. [28].
  • Осина, тополь, ясень, вяз, ива, клен, дуб, береза, ольха. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Active from May to July. [85].

Pupa

  • The slender pupa of Catocala fraxini is red-brown with a blue coating. [85].

Egg

  • The egg overwinters. [85].

Subspecies of Catocala fraxini

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Valerija Maslennikova, Vitaly Gumenuk.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

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02.02.2014 15:34, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Ova.

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