Xanthia gilvago (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Taxonomy

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

Species name(s)

Xanthia (Cirrhia) gilvago (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Cirrhia gilvago ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) = Noctua gilvago Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Noctua palleago Hübner, [1803] = Xanthia ocellaris = Xanthia (Cirrhia) gilvago. [3, 9, 10]

Dusky-lemon Sallow.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky.

Forewing length

17—19 mm.

Primary colors

Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January

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Larva lifespan

January

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Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

Cirrhia gilvago. [3].

Distribution

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France , Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands,Poland, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, the European Central Black Earth, Central European, Trans-Baikal, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Krasnoyarsk, Lower Volga, Prealtay, of Baikal, Mid-Volzhsky, South West Siberian, South Ural. [3].
Temperate Europe at an altitude of up to 1600 m [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

The forewings are up to 1.9 cm long, orange-brown, sometimes lighter, grayish-yellow. A characteristic feature is a black dot in the lower part of the reniform spot. [85].

General info about Imago

Habitats: floodplain forests, deciduous mixed forests, clearings and clearings, swamps, and of course, gardens and parks. [85].

Imago lifespan

The amber scooper is found from early September to mid-November. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Молодые гусеницы Xanthia gilvago кормятся на цветах и плодах вяза и сережках тополя, повзрослев переходят на травянистые растения. [85].

Larva lifespan

The caterpillars live in March and June. [85].

Subspecies of Xanthia gilvago

Xanthia gilvago bathi Döring, 1934. [187]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Alexandr Zhakov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
[3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
[85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org