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Catocala nupta (Linnaeus, 1767)

Имаго (Catocala nupta)

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 nupta

Species name(s)

Catocala nupta (Linnaeus, 1767) = Phalaena nupta Linnaeus, 1767 = Catocala unicuba Walker, [1858]. [9, 10]

Red Underwing.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 5.

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; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

33—38 mm.

Wingspan

70—90 mm.

Primary colors

Red, 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 nupta)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, 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, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)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, Nizhny-Amur, Lower Volga, Prealtay, of Baikal , Pribaikalskiy, Seaside,Sakhalin, Amur Medium, Medium-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • Its range includes most of Europe and Russia, the Caucasus, and extratropical Asia. Not in northern Europe. In the Alps, it flies at altitudes up to 1000 m (north side of the Alps) and up to 1600 m (south side). [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Forewing length from 3.3 to 3.8 cm (wingspan from 70 to 90 mm): the butterfly is noticeably larger than the willow ribbon moth , but smaller than the poplar(Catocala elocata), which it looks like. In addition, the scales on the forewings of the red banded moth are always large (in willow — thin), the light pegment filling the transverse stripes of the fore wings of Catocala nupta is less contrasting, and the pattern in the form of the letter M (or W, whichever you like better) on the outer transverse line is shorter and less sharp, compared to that of C. electa. The median band on the hind wings curves at obtuse angles, the black band along the edge is wide, and the hind wings themselves are brick-red. The fringe on all wings is white and wavy. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Places of summer — trees and shrubs near water bodies, including in villages and even in cities, where it sits on wooden walls and fences. In addition, floodplain and swamp forests. In general, the butterfly does not like arid places, preferring relatively wet habitats. The red ribbon of the order is active at night, when it willingly flies to the light, although it descends slightly away from the light source, and not directly on it. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • From July to September-October. [85].

General info about Larva

  • The caterpillar is dark gray with a reddish tinge, the body length of the red ribbon caterpillar can reach up to 80 mm. On the eighth ring — yellowish with a dark shadow in the back part of the swelling. Unlike C. elocata caterpillars, the dark longitudinal stripes on the body of C. nupta larvae are thinner and less pronounced. Pupates between web-bound leaves in the shelter. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Salix. [28].
  • Ива, тополь. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • The caterpillar lives from May to June. [85].

Pupa

  • The pupa is brown, with a blue coating, slender. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • The egg overwinters. [85].

Subspecies of Catocala nupta

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Irina Nikulina, Vitaly Gumenuk.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

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02.02.2014 16:54, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Ova.

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