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Mythimna conigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Имаго (Mythimna conigera)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Leucaniini → genus Mythimna → subgenus Mythimna → species Mythimna conigera

Species name(s)

Mythimna (Mythimna) conigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Noctua conigera Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Phalaena (Noctua) floccida Esper, 1788 = Aletia conigera = Mythimna (Mythimna) conigera. [9, 10]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 8.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #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; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

15—17 mm.

Wingspan

30—35 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 (Mythimna conigera)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania , Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)Channel Islands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, 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, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhne-Amur, Prealtay,Of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Primorye, Sakhalin, Amur Medium, Medium-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural. [3].
  • Range: Europe, mostly temperate. At altitudes up to 2000 m [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan: 30-35 mm. [PC93].
  • The forewing is 1.5—1.7 cm long and can be dark yellow, reddish or brownish yellow. A characteristic feature is the outer and inner dark transverse stripes with a light spot between them. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Habitats: gardens and wet meadows with shrubs, parks and forest edges. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • June August [PC93].
  • Years from early June to mid-August. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Cereals (Gramíneae) [PC93].
  • Mythimna conigera кормятся на злаках и низких кустарниках. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillars of the striped yellow-brown owl live from August to May of the following year, wintering in the soil. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • The larva. [85].

Subspecies of Mythimna conigera

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Evgeny Komarov, Irina Nikulina.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

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15.07.2015 8:37, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 30—35 mm.

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