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Rhyacia helvetina (Boisduval, 1833)

Taxonomy

class Insecta subclass Pterygota infraclass Neoptera superorder Holometabola order Lepidoptera superfamily Noctuoidea family Noctuidae subfamily Noctuinae tribe Noctuini subtribe Noctuina genus Rhyacia → species Rhyacia helvetina

Species name(s)

Rhyacia helvetina (Boisduval, 1833) = Noctua helvetina Boisduval, 1833. [9, 10]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:7853

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky.

Forewing length

18—20 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

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Germany, Greece (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Crete, France (mainland), Switzerland. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: East Caucasian. [3].
  • Швейцарская совка распространена исключительно в Альпах. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Длина переднего крыла не превышает 2 см. Испод задних крыльев серый, с нечеткой срединной тенью. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Летает по ночам. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • С июля по август. Всегда дает лишь одно поколение. [85].

General info about Larva

  • Гусеницы активны по ночам. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Дикорастущие злаки, другие травянистые растения. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Личинки активны в августе—июне. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Зимует гусеница. [85].

Subspecies of Rhyacia helvetina

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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