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Conistra rubiginosa (Scopoli, 1763)

Имаго Conistra rubiginosa

Taxonomy

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

Species name(s)

Conistra (Conistra) rubiginosa (Scopoli, 1763) = Phalaena rubiginosa Scopoli, 1763 = Noctua silene Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Bombyx vau-punctatum Esper, 1786 = immaculata Staudinger, 1871 = impleta Spuler, 1908. [9, 10]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8100

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky.

Forewing length

15—18 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 Conistra rubiginosa

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Romania,Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Central European, Kaliningrad. [3].
  • Range: warm Europe, disjunctive in the north. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The length of the forewing is from 1.5 to 1.8 cm. Color-from gray to gray-brown. Characteristic black spots on the front of the forewings. The hindwings are lighter, yellowish. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Conistra rubiginosa flies in mixed forests, water meadows and clearings, along roadsides, in floodplains of rivers and gardens. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • From the end of August to the beginning of April (winters). [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Plantago, Quercus, Salix, Ulmus. [28].
  • Гусенички сначала питаются почками лиственных деревьев, потом травянистыми растениями. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • The caterpillars live from late March to early June. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Imago. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Evgeny Komarov, Sergey Demyanenko.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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