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Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Самка (Acronicta aceris)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Acronictinae → tribe Acronictini → genus Acronicta → genus Acronicta → species Acronicta aceris

Species name(s)

Acronicta (Acronicta) aceris (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena aceris Linnaeus, 1758 = Noctua infuscata Haworth, 1809 = Acronycta paradoxa Boisduval, 1829. [9, 10]

The Sycamore.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:7006

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #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; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky.

Forewing length

18—20 mm.

Primary colors

Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black, White.

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

Pupa.

Имаго (Acronicta aceris)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Dodecanese Islands, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands,Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, Sicily, 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, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Lower Volga, Mid-Volzhsky, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • Widespread in Europe, in the Alps Acronicta aceris it reaches 1600 meters altitude. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Front wing - up to 2 cm. Coloration gray-brown-blackish, rear wings are almost white. [5].

General info about Imago

  • It flies through the alleys and gardens. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • From mid-May to mid-August. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Acer, Tilia, Quercus, Betula, Salix and other trees. [28].
  • Maple and horse chestnut. [5].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillars are found from July through September. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Winters doll. [5].

Subspecies of Acronicta aceris

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

Comments

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30.01.2014 22:10, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Pupa.

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