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Eupsilia transversa (Hufnagel, 1766)

Имаго (Eupsilia transversa)

Taxonomy

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

Species name(s)

Eupsilia transversa (Hufnagel, 1766) = Phalaena transversa Hufnagel, 1766 = Phalaena Noctua satellitia Linnaeus, 1767 = Phalaena satellitia Linnaeus, 1767. [9, 10]

The Satellite.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8109

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 4.

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; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

19—21 mm.

Primary colors

Orange, 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 (Eupsilia transversa)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of 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, Iceland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland) Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands,Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Faroe Islands, 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, Nizhne Amur, Lower Volga, Prealtay,Of Baikal, Primorye, Sakhalin, Amur Medium, Medium-Volzhsky, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
  • Its range is Europe. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Front wing — up to 2.1 cm long. The color is brown-red (often in Southern Germany) or brown-gray. A characteristic feature can be a kidney-shaped spot filled with whitish or yellowish pigment, next to which there are always two small white spots. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Prefers open areas, but is not afraid of closed ones. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • The butterfly flies from September to May with a break for hibernation, and until the last one it does not go to wintering, but appears very early in the spring, with the first warm days. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Quercus, Betula, Salix, Ulmus, Populus, Acer and other trees. [28].
  • Лиственные деревья. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • The Eupsilia transversa caterpillar is found from May to June. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Imago. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Natalia Demchenko, Evgeny Komarov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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