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Hadena bicruris (Hufnagel, 1766)

Имаго Hadena bicruris

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Hadenini → subtribe Hadenina → genus Hadena → subgenus Hadena → species Hadena bicruris

Species name(s)

Hadena (Hadena) bicruris (Hufnagel, 1766) = Phalaena bicruris Hufnagel, 1766 = Dianthoecia capsincoloides Standfuss, 1893 = Hadena (Hadena) bicruris. [9, 10]

The Lychnis.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:7505

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Forewing length

14—15 mm.

Primary colors

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 Hadena bicruris

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, USSR - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, the British Isles, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, the Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Portugal (mainland part), Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovenia, Finland,France (mainland), Switzerland, Sweden. [10].
  • Range-Central Europe, at altitudes up to 2000 m. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Forewing — up to 1.5 cm, color-gray-brown or black-gray. The round spot does not touch the kidney-shaped one, both spots are surrounded by white rims. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Places of summer — wet banks of streams, lakes, floodplain forests, and forest edges. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Two generations from May to July and from August to September. In cold regions, the second generation may not exist. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Silene, Lychnis. [28].
  • Гвоздичные. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Hadena bicruris caterpillars are active from August to October and in July. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Paolo Mazzei, Zoran Bozovic.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

Comments

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27.01.2014 21:05, Eddy Verfaillie

Apparently there is still a discussion about the distribution of bicruris and capsincola. If we follow the Fauna Europaea, then the photos of the species of Serbia should be capsincola and not bicruris.

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