Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758)
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.
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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.
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
Subspecies of Acronicta aceris
- Acronicta aceris calceata Dannehl, 1929. [187]
- A. a. intermedia Tutt, 1891. [187]
- A. a. rita Rungs, 1972. [187]
- A. a. virgata Dannehl, 1929. [187]
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
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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