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Minucia lunaris (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Имаго  (Minucia lunaris)

Taxonomy

class Insecta subclass Pterygota infraclass Neoptera superorder Holometabola order Lepidoptera superfamily Noctuoidea family Erebidae subfamily Erebinae tribe Ophiusini genus Minucia → species Minucia lunaris

Species name(s)

Minucia lunaris (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Noctua lunaris Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = inconspicua Warren, 1913. [9, 10]

Lunar Double-stripe.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:6814

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 4.

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; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky.

Forewing length

27—30 mm.

Primary colors

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  (Minucia lunaris)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Dodecanese Islands, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland) Cyprus, Corsica, Crete, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands,Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, Central European, European southern taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Lower Volga, Mid-Volzhsky, South Ural. [3].
  • Ареал: с Юго-Восточной Европы Minucia lunaris расселилась в Центральную Европу. Сплошной ареал только южнее Альп. Летает на высоте до 800 м. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Переднее крыло — до 3 см, окрас — серо-карий, поперечных полосок на передних крыльях — две, пятно между ними — темное. Задние крылья с тонкой желтой обводкой по краю. А еще — длинные усики и большие глаза. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Имаго можно встретить на солнечных, сухих склонах, на полянах и опушках леса, особенно дубовых, где они летают по ночам, прячась днем среди растительности. Бабочки пугливые. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • С конца апреля до конца июня. [85].

General info about Larva

  • Хорошо заметны благодаря необычно яркой окраске. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Quercus. [28].
  • Только порослевые побеги дуба. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Гусеницы M. lunaris живут с конца июня до августа. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Зимуют гусеницы, в легком гнезде на почве. [85].

Subspecies of Minucia lunaris

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Evgeny Komarov, Paolo Mazzei.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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