Autographa bractea (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Plusiinae → tribe Plusiini → subtribe Plusiina → genus Autographa → species Autographa bractea
Species name(s)
Autographa bractea (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Noctua bractea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Phalaena securis Villers, 1789. [9, 10]
Gold Spangle.
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 4.
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky.
Forewing length
14—21 mm.
Primary colors
Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black, White.
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 |
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden , Estonia. [1].
- Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland,Slovakia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. [10].
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central European South taiga, the Western Caucasus, Karelia, Prealtay, Mid-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya , South-West-Siberian, South Ural. [3].
- Дизъюнктивное распространение в Фенноскандии, Центральной Европе, Альпах. В Альпах поднимается на высоты до 2600 м. [85].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Длина переднего крыла от 1,4 до 2,1 см, цвет от бурого до фиолетово-коричневого, в центре каждого из передних крыльев крупное светлое пятно. Задние крылья буро-коричневатые, к корню чуть светлеют. [85].
General info about Imago
- Место встречи — горы. Заливные луга и влажные леса, сырые опушки и берега водоемов. [85].
Imago lifespan
- Две генерации — с июня по июль и с августа по сентябрь. [85].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Urtica, Rumex, Anthriscus. [28].
- Мать-и-мачеха, подорожник, ястребинка. [85].
Larva lifespan
- На стадии гусениц Autographa bractea встречается с сентября по май и с июля по август. [85].
Overwintering stage
Subspecies of Autographa bractea
- Autographa bractea montsenyensis Sarto y Monteys, 1979. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Vitaly Gumenuk. 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)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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