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Agrochola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Agrochola helvola)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Xylenini → subtribe Xylenina → genus Agrochola → subgenus Anchoscelis → species Agrochola helvola

Species name(s)

Agrochola (Anchoscelis) helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena (Bombyx) helvola Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena (Bombyx) rufina Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena fulvago Clerck, 1759 = Phalaena (Noctua) emmedonia Cramer, [1779] = Phalaena (Noctua) catenata Esper, 1788 = Phalaena (Noctua) punica Borkhausen, 1792 = Agrochola helvolus = Agrochola (Anchoscelis) helvola. [9, 10]

Flounced Chestnut.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 2.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #26. Predbaikalsky.

Forewing length

15—18 mm.

Primary colors

Red, 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 (Agrochola helvola)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, 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, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands,Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania, 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, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Prealtay, of Baikal, Mid-Volzhsky, Sredneobskaya , South-West-Siberian,South Ural. [3].
  • Range-Europe, at altitudes up to 1400 m. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Forewings 1.5-1.8 cm long. The butterfly strongly resembles Agrochola circellaris, but the small spot on the reniform spot in the species under consideration is brown, and the median shadow passes across the wing, skirting the spot. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Its habitats are deciduous-mixed forests and water meadows with gardens and parks. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • The yellow-and-red feather-footed owl flies from the end of August to the end of October, ending its flights with the first really cold autumn nights. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Quercus, Ulmus, Corylus, Betula, Salix, Crataegus, Prunus, Erica and other trees and shrubs. [28].
  • Молодые личинки поедают сережки вяза, тополя и ивы, взрослые предпочитают травянистые растения. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • From May to June, Agrochola helvola occurs as a caterpillar. [85].

Subspecies of Agrochola helvola

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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