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Lithophane socia (Hufnagel, 1766)

Имаго (Lithophane socia)

Taxonomy

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

Species name(s)

Lithophane (Lithophane) socia (Hufnagel, 1766) = Phalaena socia Hufnagel, 1766 = Noctua petrificata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Noctua petrificosa Hübner, [1803] = Lithophane petrolignea Hübner, [1821] = Xylophasia incognita Butler, 1885 = Lithophane (Lithophane) socia = hepatica (Clerck, 1759). [9, 10]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 2.

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; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #33. Severo-Okhotomorsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #40. Primorsky.

Forewing length

18—20 mm.

Wingspan

40—46 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 (Lithophane socia)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania , Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)Channel Islands, Poland, Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, 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, Nizhny-Amur, Prealtay, of Baikal, Seaside,Sakhalin, the North Okhotsk, Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
  • Area - Central Europe, in the southern part of the range is more common than in the north. Mountains - up to 1700 m. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Front wing 2 cm in length with a median darkened field. [5].

General info about Imago

  • Typical habitats - sunny slopes, heath and mixed woodland gardens. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • Flight from mid-August until the end of May. [5].
  • August - May [PC93].
  • May - August [PC93].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Various hardwood, in particular fruit trees. [5].
  • Ash (Fraxinus), Plum (Prunus), Bird cherry (Prunus padus), willow (Salix), birch (Betula), raspberry (Rubus), Apple (Malus), Rowan (Sorbus), Blueberry (Vaccínium myrtíllus), Kalina (Viburnum ), Lilac (Syrínga), oak (Quercus), Elm (Úlmus), linden (Tilia), sorrel (Rumex). [PC93].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillars live from mid-April until July. [5].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

Comments

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30.05.2014 8:44, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 40—46 mm.

25.05.2014 17:27, Vasiliy Feoktistov

Let it remain. Apparently for such flight of time to be specified in this way.
As an example: for one is now more infu added. It indicates the time the flight of September - April: http://lepidoptera.ru/taxonomy/3395

24.05.2014 15:57, Peter Khramov

You can perefomulirovat "flight of time" in the "lifetime", but these will be less than the standard version. While there is time, in view of life on the adult stage.

24.05.2014 1:53, Vasiliy Feoktistov

Yes, I know that. But let's say in January she volley does not, however :) absurdities there's some many species overwinters imago. Udivielno ...

23.05.2014 21:47, Alexandr Zhakov

Basil, you've heard that butterflies spend the winter? Just kidding. :) This is the case, the butterfly is really flying at the end of August to the sub-zero temperatures, and wintered until May this whole race Lithophane. So.

23.05.2014 19:54, Vasiliy Feoktistov

I myself nakosyachil looking at it. I caught her 31 Agusta, writing in May - August :)

23.05.2014 19:52, Vasiliy Feoktistov

May - August

23.05.2014 19:45, Vasiliy Feoktistov

Peter, here in the "Time of flight of" messed up: Take away the "Flight from mid-August until the end of May" . Well, can not we have butterflies fly from August to May: autumn and winter we have at this time. Not the tropics, however :)

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