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Catocala fulminea (Scopoli, 1763)

Имаго (Catocala fulminea)

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 fulminea

Species name(s)

Catocala fulminea (Scopoli, 1763) = Catocala paranympha = Ephesia fulminea = Phalaena fulminea Scopoli, 1763 = Phalaena manturna Hufnagel, 1766 = Phalaena paranympha Linnaeus, 1767. [9, 10, 85]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 2.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #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; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

22—26 mm.

Wingspan

45—52 mm.

Primary colors

Orange, 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

Имаго (Catocala fulminea)

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Catocala paranympha; Ephesia fulminea. [85].

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, 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, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur, Prealtay, of Baikal , Primorye, Sakhalin,Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • Its range is Central and sometimes Southern Europe, the middle zone of Russia, sometimes in Southern and Eastern Siberia, and reaches the Far East. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan: 45-52 mm. [PC93].
  • The length of the forewing is from 2.2 to 2.6 cm. The forewings of the yellow sash are gray-brown, the hindwings are ochreous-yellow; on the forewings there is a light reniform spot and transverse black lines, the outer of which is very, very strongly serrated. On the rear — a black median band, which expands to the inner edge of the wing. Between the root of each of the forewings and its inner transverse stripe is a broad, well-marked dark brown field, contrasting with the light median. [85].

General info about Imago

  • The butterfly flies through warm, sunny places — glades and forest edges, slopes, over thickets of bushes, through feral gardens and even city streets (including non-feral ones). [85].

Imago lifespan

  • From July and even from the end of June to the end of August (it starts flying earlier than many other ribbon carriers). [85].

General info about Larva

  • The color of Catocala fulminea larvae is gray-brown, sometimes dark brown. On the eighth ring — a long sharp bump, on the eleventh ring-two brown points. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Prunus, Crataegus, Pyrus, Quercus. [28].
  • Лиственные деревья или терновник с боярышником. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • They live in May, and can meet in late April, as well as in early June. The time of appearance of caterpillars depends on when the forage type of tree begins to bloom. [85].

Pupa

  • The pupa is red-brown, with a blue coating, attached between the leaves. [85].

Subspecies of Catocala fulminea

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Irina Nikulina, Yury Sokolkov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

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26.07.2015 6:32, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 45—52 mm.

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